Shea vs Urvi
Shea and Urvicompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Shea was ranked #3015 and Urvi #4192 among girls in England and Wales.
Shea and Urvi over time
Shea and Urvi appear together in 1 published list, across 17 years of shared records. Shea held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Urvi in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Shea reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Urvi in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Shea and Urvi changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1997 and 2024, ending at #3015 and #4192.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls17 shared years, 1997–2024
Shea held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Urvi in 3.
Highest recorded here: Shea #1728 in 2001, Urvi #2278 in 2004.
The order changed in 2013: Shea moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #4688 and #4012; by 2013 that had become #3536 and #5742.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Shea #3015, Urvi #4192.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Shea | Urvi |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | female |
| Meaning | The Anglicized form of Séaghdha, occasionally used as a feminine name as well. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Irish | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈʃeɪ/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Sé, Séaghdha, Shay | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #125 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4192 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | high | medium |
What the data shows
- Shea has a recorded origin (Irish); Urvi does not have one recorded yet.
- Shea has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Urvi.
- A meaning is recorded for Shea; Urvi doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
- The available evidence gives Shea a "high" Data Confidence level and Urvi a "medium" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
Shea
Popularity journey
First recorded1976
First recorded at #316 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1976 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #25 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2007 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #125 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Urvi
Popularity journey
First recorded1997
First recorded at #2411 among girls in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #2278 among girls in England and Wales, in 2004 (recorded 1997–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls