Sinead vs Susannah
Sinead and Susannahcompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2014, Sinead was ranked #188 and Susannah #876 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2016, Sinead was ranked #251 and Susannah #306 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Sinead was ranked #3695 and Susannah #2574 among girls in England and Wales.
Sinead and Susannah over time
Sinead and Susannah appear together in 3 published lists, across 56 years of shared records. Sinead held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Susannah 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.
Susannah reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Sinead in 1. 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
Sinead and Susannah changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #3695 and #2574.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Sinead held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Susannah in 3.
Highest recorded here: Sinead #154 in 2003, Susannah #325 in 1996.
The order changed in 2024: Susannah moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #1705 and #3598; by 2024 that had become #3695 and #2574.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Sinead #3695, Susannah #2574.
Republic of Ireland · Girls18 shared years, 1965–2014
Sinead held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Susannah in 0.
Highest recorded here: Sinead #2 in 1977, Susannah #380 in 1966.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2014: Sinead #188, Susannah #876.
Northern Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 1997–2016
Sinead held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Susannah in 0.
Highest recorded here: Sinead #54 in 1998, Susannah #238 in 2006.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Sinead #251, Susannah #306.
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 | Sinead | Susannah |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Irish form of Jeannette/Janet; the underlying chain traces to the Hebrew name Yochanan, commonly interpreted as 'God is gracious'. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Irish, via Anglo-Norman French Jeannette | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈʃɪnʲeːdˠ/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #3695 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #2574 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Sinead has a recorded origin (Irish, via Anglo-Norman French Jeannette); Susannah does not have one recorded yet.
- Sinead has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Susannah.
- A meaning is recorded for Sinead; Susannah doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Sinead
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #109 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2022
Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1975 (recorded 1964–2022).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3695 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Susannah
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #385 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2021
Highest recorded position: #238 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2006 (recorded 1997–2021).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2574 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls