Shiela

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Shiela: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Shiela: Recorded since 1964, with a gap of 10 years, it reached #282 in 1970, and it was last ranked in 1985.

1registrar recorded it
12times a registrar ranked it
22years from first to last
#282highest recorded position
6groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Shiela's record

Absent from every published list for 10 years inside its own recorded period, then ranked again. Names by longest absence

Republic of Ireland · Girls

Falling

among girls in Republic of Ireland · 1964–1985

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Republic of Ireland · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1964	#372
1965	#325
1966	#310
1967	#393
1968	#307
1969	#443
1970	#282
1971	#466
1972	#352
1973	#508
1974	#490
1985	#519

VerifiedSource: CSO Ireland — Irish Babies' Names.Confidence: high.

See all Republic of Ireland names · Source: CSO Ireland — Irish Babies' Names

What the data shows

FallingRepublic of Ireland · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 12 of the 22 years from 1964 to 1985.

Official data for Republic of Ireland, 1964–1985 · CSO Ireland. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1964
First recorded at #372 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 recorded1964–1985
Highest recorded position: #282 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1970 (recorded 1964–1985).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent1985
Most recently recorded at #519 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1985.
Republic of Ireland · Girls

Shiela by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Shiela in Republic of Ireland · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	24	6 of 10	4
1970sbusiest	24	5 of 10	5
1980s	3	1 of 10	3

Across Republic of Ireland · Girls, the 1970s were its busiest decade — the 5 years of it this list covers, averaging 5 births a year.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Shiela appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 1964 to 1985. Highest recorded position: #282 in Republic of Ireland in 1970.

Shiela's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
1985	Republic of Ireland	female	#519	3	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	female	#490	3	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	female	#508	3	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	female	#352	6	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	female	#466	3	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	female	#282	9	High	Verified
1969	Republic of Ireland	female	#443	3	High	Verified
1968	Republic of Ireland	female	#307	6	High	Verified
1967	Republic of Ireland	female	#393	3	High	Verified
1966	Republic of Ireland	female	#310	5	High	Verified
1965	Republic of Ireland	female	#325	4	High	Verified
1964	Republic of Ireland	female	#372	3	High	Verified

Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 1 registrar between 1964 and 1985, ranked in 12 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #282, first reached in 1970.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 9 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 1970.

Its record falls into 2 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 10 years.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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Shifaa · #3548, 16y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 1 registrar, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Edit · #283, 13y
Sean Og · #283, 13y
Crona · #276, 11y
Brion · #290, 14y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1960 and 1969.

Aveen · #282, 22y
Rosaline · #282, 27y
Khalil · #283, 47y
Celia · #284, 46y

Shiela was ranked #282 in Republic of Ireland · Girls in 1970. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Shiela and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Shiela without appearing here.

Moved ahead of Shiela

Tania Compare
In 1972 they stood at #352 and #389 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1973 that had become #508 and #262.
Zoe Compare
In 1972 they stood at #352 and #471 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1973 that had become #508 and #292.
Shauna Compare
In 1968 they stood at #307 and #327 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1969 that had become #443 and #265.
Caoimhe Compare
In 1970 they stood at #282 and #363 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1971 that had become #466 and #289.

Moved the opposite way to Shiela

Amy Compare
Between 1965 and 1985 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Shiela went from #325 to #519 while Amy went from #262 to #20.
Andrea Compare
Between 1965 and 1985 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Shiela went from #325 to #519 while Andrea went from #215 to #62.
Melanie Compare
Between 1965 and 1985 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Shiela went from #325 to #519 while Melanie went from #385 to #215.
Natasha Compare
Between 1965 and 1985 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Shiela went from #325 to #519 while Natasha went from #385 to #100.

Moved the same way as Shiela

Sophia Compare
Between 1965 and 1985 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Shiela went from #325 to #519 and Sophia from #325 to #519.
Camilla Compare
Between 1966 and 1985 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Shiela went from #310 to #519 and Camilla from #236 to #456.

What's not yet available

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Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 1964 to 1985. Highest recorded position: #282 in Republic of Ireland in 1970. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.

Shiela

Shiela at a glance

What stands out in Shiela's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Shiela by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

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Popularity data

What the record shows

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Also first recorded in the 1960s

Names published alongside Shiela

Shiela and the names beside it

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Shiela at a glance

What stands out in Shiela's record

Shiela by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Shiela appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Names published alongside Shiela

Shiela and the names beside it

Moved ahead of Shiela

Moved the opposite way to Shiela

Moved the same way as Shiela