Leagh

femaleStatistical record

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

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

1registrar recorded it
9times a registrar ranked it
16years from first to last
#496highest recorded position
1grouping it qualifies for

Republic of Ireland · Girls

Falling

among girls in Republic of Ireland · 1997–2012

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Republic of Ireland · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1997	#496
2000	#536
2001	#606
2002	#512
2003	#559
2004	#576
2006	#764
2008	#862
2012	#907

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 9 of the 16 years from 1997 to 2012.

Official data for Republic of Ireland, 1997–2012 · CSO Ireland. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1997
First recorded at #496 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2012
Highest recorded position: #496 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1997 (recorded 1997–2012).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2012
Most recently recorded at #907 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2012.
Republic of Ireland · Girls

Leagh 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 Leagh in Republic of Ireland · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1990s	4	1 of 10	4
2000sbusiest	24	7 of 10	3
2010s	3	1 of 10	3

Across Republic of Ireland · Girls, the 2000s were its busiest decade — the 7 years of it this list covers, averaging 3 births a year.

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Leagh appears in

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

Names that fell through the 2000s

Popularity data

Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 1997 to 2012. Highest recorded position: #496 in Republic of Ireland in 1997.

Leagh'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
2012	Republic of Ireland	female	#907	3	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	female	#862	3	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	female	#764	3	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	female	#576	4	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	female	#559	4	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	female	#512	4	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	female	#606	3	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	female	#536	3	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	female	#496	4	High	Verified

Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

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Leagh was ranked #496 in Republic of Ireland · Girls in 1997. 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.

Adele#496
Adina#496
Alma#496
Ayesha#496
Abagail#576
Ailise#576
Ailsa#576
Alexandria#576

Leagh 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 2,577 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Leagh without appearing here.

Moved ahead of Leagh

Shania
In 1999 they stood at #496 and #576 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2000 that had become #536 and #143.
Maya
In 1999 they stood at #496 and #576 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2000 that had become #536 and #251.
Amelia
In 1999 they stood at #496 and #576 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2000 that had become #536 and #269.
May
In 2000 they stood at #496 and #576 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2001 that had become #606 and #400.

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Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 1997 to 2012. Highest recorded position: #496 in Republic of Ireland in 1997. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.

Leagh

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What the data shows

Popularity journey

Leagh by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Leagh appears in

Popularity data

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Leagh and the names beside it

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Leagh at a glance

Leagh by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Leagh appears in

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