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Oonagh

femaleStatistical record

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

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

Oonagh: Recorded every year since 1964, it reached #171 in 1967, and it stood at #2,440 in 2025.

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2025

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2025, ranging from #1594 to #4137.19961997199819992000200120022003200520062007200820092010201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025#1594#4137
View as table
England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#2096
1997#2152
1998#1979
1999#1970
2000#1594
2001#1728
2002#4137
2003#2727
2005#3970
2006#3548
2007#2085
2008#2721
2009#2759
2010#4012
2011#2636
2012#2969
2013#4050
2014#2659
2015#2945
2016#2966
2017#2502
2018#1977
2019#2040
2020#3117
2021#1962
2022#1767
2023#2346
2024#2115
2025#2440

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 54 of the 61 years from 1964 to 2024.

In 2024: #407 among girls in Northern Ireland, #898 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #2115 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1964–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #186 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

  2. Highest recorded1964–2024

    Highest recorded position: #171 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1967 (recorded 1964–2024).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2440 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1964 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #171 in Republic of Ireland in 1967.

Oonagh'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.
YearRegionCategoryRankBirths registeredConfidenceStatus
2025England and Walesfemale#244011HighVerified
2024England and Walesfemale#211513HighVerified
2023England and Walesfemale#234611HighVerified
2022England and Walesfemale#176716HighVerified
2021England and Walesfemale#196214HighVerified
2020England and Walesfemale#31177HighVerified
2019England and Walesfemale#204013HighVerified
2018England and Walesfemale#197714HighVerified
2017England and Walesfemale#250210HighVerified
2016England and Walesfemale#29668HighVerified
2015England and Walesfemale#29458HighVerified
2014England and Walesfemale#26599HighVerified
2013England and Walesfemale#40505HighVerified
2012England and Walesfemale#29698HighVerified
2011England and Walesfemale#26369HighVerified
2010England and Walesfemale#40125HighVerified
2009England and Walesfemale#27598HighVerified
2008England and Walesfemale#27218HighVerified
2007England and Walesfemale#208511HighVerified
2006England and Walesfemale#35485HighVerified
2005England and Walesfemale#39704HighVerified
2003England and Walesfemale#27276HighVerified
2002England and Walesfemale#41373HighVerified
2001England and Walesfemale#172810HighVerified
2000England and Walesfemale#159411HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#19708HighVerified
1998England and Walesfemale#19798HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#21527HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#20967HighVerified
2024Northern Irelandfemale#4073HighVerified
2019Northern Irelandfemale#4243HighVerified
2018Northern Irelandfemale#4343HighVerified
2016Northern Irelandfemale#3065HighVerified
2015Northern Irelandfemale#3125HighVerified
2014Northern Irelandfemale#3654HighVerified
2013Northern Irelandfemale#4403HighVerified
2012Northern Irelandfemale#4513HighVerified
2010Northern Irelandfemale#4303HighVerified
2009Northern Irelandfemale#4193HighVerified
2008Northern Irelandfemale#2776HighVerified
2007Northern Irelandfemale#3514HighVerified
2006Northern Irelandfemale#2387HighVerified
2004Northern Irelandfemale#3164HighVerified
2003Northern Irelandfemale#2485HighVerified
2002Northern Irelandfemale#2276HighVerified
2001Northern Irelandfemale#2306HighVerified
2000Northern Irelandfemale#1987HighVerified
1999Northern Irelandfemale#1819HighVerified
1998Northern Irelandfemale#2615HighVerified
1997Northern Irelandfemale#17211HighVerified
2024Republic of Irelandfemale#8983HighVerified
2023Republic of Irelandfemale#7274HighVerified
2022Republic of Irelandfemale#6345HighVerified
2021Republic of Irelandfemale#7644HighVerified
2020Republic of Irelandfemale#4448HighVerified
2019Republic of Irelandfemale#7164HighVerified
2018Republic of Irelandfemale#8963HighVerified
2016Republic of Irelandfemale#6615HighVerified
2015Republic of Irelandfemale#7514HighVerified
2014Republic of Irelandfemale#42710HighVerified
2011Republic of Irelandfemale#9373HighVerified
2008Republic of Irelandfemale#5018HighVerified
2006Republic of Irelandfemale#6354HighVerified
2005Republic of Irelandfemale#6893HighVerified
2004Republic of Irelandfemale#3708HighVerified
2003Republic of Irelandfemale#4396HighVerified
2002Republic of Irelandfemale#4435HighVerified
2001Republic of Irelandfemale#4984HighVerified
2000Republic of Irelandfemale#3786HighVerified
1998Republic of Irelandfemale#4983HighVerified
1997Republic of Irelandfemale#3269HighVerified
1996Republic of Irelandfemale#4714HighVerified
1995Republic of Irelandfemale#3278HighVerified
1994Republic of Irelandfemale#3507HighVerified
1993Republic of Irelandfemale#3209HighVerified
1992Republic of Irelandfemale#3229HighVerified
1991Republic of Irelandfemale#3388HighVerified
1990Republic of Irelandfemale#28111HighVerified
1989Republic of Irelandfemale#4454HighVerified
1988Republic of Irelandfemale#3299HighVerified
1987Republic of Irelandfemale#27213HighVerified
1986Republic of Irelandfemale#25015HighVerified
1985Republic of Irelandfemale#28312HighVerified
1984Republic of Irelandfemale#28013HighVerified
1983Republic of Irelandfemale#24218HighVerified
1982Republic of Irelandfemale#25917HighVerified
1981Republic of Irelandfemale#21225HighVerified
1980Republic of Irelandfemale#23520HighVerified
1979Republic of Irelandfemale#26116HighVerified
1978Republic of Irelandfemale#22223HighVerified
1977Republic of Irelandfemale#24816HighVerified
1976Republic of Irelandfemale#20725HighVerified
1975Republic of Irelandfemale#23816HighVerified
1974Republic of Irelandfemale#20226HighVerified
1973Republic of Irelandfemale#17237HighVerified
1972Republic of Irelandfemale#18030HighVerified
1971Republic of Irelandfemale#18928HighVerified
1970Republic of Irelandfemale#19323HighVerified
1969Republic of Irelandfemale#20619HighVerified
1968Republic of Irelandfemale#17924HighVerified
1967Republic of Irelandfemale#17122HighVerified
1966Republic of Irelandfemale#21013HighVerified
1965Republic of Irelandfemale#19815HighVerified
1964Republic of Irelandfemale#18617HighVerified

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

Where Oonagh is officially recorded

3 official registrars have recorded Oonagh, between 1964 and 2025. Each registrar publishes for its own population on its own methodology, so the positions below are each one country's own ranking and are not comparable with one another.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Republic of Ireland1964–202454#171 in 1967
England and Wales1996–202529#1594 in 2000
Northern Ireland1997–202421#172 in 1997

Its high point came 33 years earlier in Republic of Ireland (1967) than in England and Wales (2000).

What's not yet available

  • Meaning
  • Origin
  • Pronunciation
  • 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.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1964 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #171 in Republic of Ireland in 1967. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.