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Shannagh

femaleStatistical record

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

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

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2002

England and Wales · Girls rank from 1996 to 2002, ranging from #2350 to #3900.1996199719992002#2350#3900
How to read this chart#1#500no figure publishedUp means a stronger rankBottom is this name's lowest,not zero
  • A rank is a position in one registrar's list for one year.
  • Ranks from different countries are separate scales, so compare shapes, not numbers.
  • A rise in rank can be a small change in births, especially far down a list.
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
1996#2350
1997#2738
1999#3900
2002#3409

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 England and Wales in 4 of the 7 years from 1996 to 2002.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1996–2003 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Year-by-year storyFirst recorded, most recent, each country and each decade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #2350 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Most recent2002

    Most recently recorded at #3409 among girls in England and Wales, in 2002.

    England and Wales · Girls

Full data tableEvery published rank and count

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1996 to 2003. Highest recorded position: #248 in Northern Ireland in 2003.

Shannagh'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
2002England and Walesfemale#34094HighVerified
1999England and Walesfemale#39003HighVerified
1997England and Walesfemale#27385HighVerified
1996England and Walesfemale#23506HighVerified
2003Northern Irelandfemale#2485HighVerified

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

Where Shannagh is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Shannagh, between 1996 and 2003, in 5 of those 8 years. 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.

England and WalesEngland and Wales: recorded in 1996England and Wales: recorded in 1997England and Wales: recorded in 1999England and Wales: recorded in 2002England and Wales: highest position in 1996Northern IrelandNorthern Ireland: recorded in 2003Northern Ireland: highest position in 200319962003
Each mark is a year the registrar recorded the name; the diamond is that registrar's highest position. Gaps can mean a year was not published, not that the name went unused.
RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
England and Wales1996–20024#2350 in 1996
Northern Ireland20031#248 in 2003
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What is known about Shannagh

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Official record
2 official registrars, 1996–2003.
Meaning
Not established
Not researched yet.
Origin
Not established
Not researched yet.
Pronunciation
Not established
Not recorded yet.

A claim marked not established does not mean the name lacks a meaning or is not widely used — only that Namewise has not 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 2 regions, from 1996 to 2003. Highest recorded position: #248 in Northern Ireland in 2003. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.