Sheelagh

femaleStatistical record

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

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

Sheelagh: Recorded since 1964, it reached #243 in 1970, and it was last ranked in 1987.

1registrar recorded it
20times a registrar ranked it
24years from first to last
#243highest recorded position
6groupings it qualifies for

Republic of Ireland · Girls

Falling

among girls in Republic of Ireland · 1964–1987

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Republic of Ireland · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1964	#245
1965	#251
1966	#288
1967	#268
1968	#401
1969	#393
1970	#243
1971	#383
1972	#276
1973	#305
1974	#340
1975	#321
1976	#360
1977	#518
1978	#348
1979	#420
1980	#432
1982	#523
1986	#458
1987	#446

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 20 of the 24 years from 1964 to 1987.

Official data for Republic of Ireland, 1964–1987 · CSO Ireland. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1964
First recorded at #245 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 recorded1964–1987
Highest recorded position: #243 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1970 (recorded 1964–1987).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent1987
Most recently recorded at #446 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1987.
Republic of Ireland · Girls

Sheelagh 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 Sheelagh in Republic of Ireland · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	36	6 of 10	6
1970sbusiest	75	10 of 10	8
1980s	16	4 of 10	4

Across Republic of Ireland · Girls, the 1970s were its busiest decade, averaging 8 births a year.

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Sheelagh 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 1987. Highest recorded position: #243 in Republic of Ireland in 1970.

Sheelagh'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
1987	Republic of Ireland	female	#446	4	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	female	#458	4	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	female	#523	3	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	female	#432	5	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	female	#420	5	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	female	#348	8	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	female	#518	3	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	female	#360	6	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	female	#321	8	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	female	#340	7	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	female	#305	10	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	female	#276	11	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	female	#383	5	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	female	#243	12	High	Verified
1969	Republic of Ireland	female	#393	4	High	Verified
1968	Republic of Ireland	female	#401	3	High	Verified
1967	Republic of Ireland	female	#268	7	High	Verified
1966	Republic of Ireland	female	#288	6	High	Verified
1965	Republic of Ireland	female	#251	8	High	Verified
1964	Republic of Ireland	female	#245	8	High	Verified

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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 1987, ranked in 20 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #243, first reached in 1970.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 12 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 1970.

Its record falls into 3 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 3 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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Shehryar · #2266, 12y

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.

Asmund · #244, 15y
Gudveig · #245, 16y
Senait · #246, 24y
Evald · #248, 21y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

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

Aedin · #243, 30y
Bruno · #243, 47y
Davis · #243, 31y
Ines · #243, 51y

Sheelagh was ranked #243 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.

Sheelagh 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 Sheelagh without appearing here.

Sheelagh moved ahead of

Jude Compare
In 1979 they stood at #348 and #348 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1980 that had become #432 and #542.
Karin Compare
In 1978 they stood at #518 and #468 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1979 that had become #420 and #523.
Ingrid Compare
In 1986 they stood at #458 and #458 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1987 that had become #446 and #488.

Moved ahead of Sheelagh

Zara Compare
In 1981 they stood at #348 and #522 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1982 that had become #523 and #265.
Sophia Compare
In 1981 they stood at #432 and #483 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1982 that had become #523 and #300.
Jenny Compare
In 1976 they stood at #360 and #497 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1977 that had become #518 and #311.
Jade Compare
In 1981 they stood at #432 and #483 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1982 that had become #523 and #333.

Moved the opposite way to Sheelagh

Aisling Compare
Between 1964 and 1987 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Sheelagh went from #245 to #446 while Aisling went from #154 to #14.
Alison Compare
Between 1964 and 1987 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Sheelagh went from #245 to #446 while Alison went from #146 to #58.
Amanda Compare
Between 1964 and 1987 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Sheelagh went from #245 to #446 while Amanda went from #118 to #21.
Aoife Compare
Between 1964 and 1987 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Sheelagh went from #245 to #446 while Aoife went from #206 to #9.

Moved the same way as Sheelagh

Alice Compare
Between 1964 and 1987 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Sheelagh went from #245 to #446 and Alice from #57 to #116.
Angela Compare
Between 1964 and 1987 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Sheelagh went from #245 to #446 and Angela from #24 to #116.
Ann Compare
Between 1964 and 1987 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Sheelagh went from #245 to #446 and Ann from #4 to #39.
Anna Compare
Between 1964 and 1987 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Sheelagh went from #245 to #446 and Anna from #34 to #71.

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Recorded in official data for Republic of Ireland from 1964 to 1987. Highest recorded position: #243 in Republic of Ireland in 1970. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.

Sheelagh

Sheelagh at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Sheelagh by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

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Sheelagh at a glance

Sheelagh by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

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What the record shows

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Also first recorded in the 1960s

Names published alongside Sheelagh

Sheelagh and the names beside it

Sheelagh moved ahead of

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