Siobhain

femaleStatistical record

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

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

Siobhain: Recorded since 1964, it reached #128 in 1972, and it was last ranked in 2003.

2registrars recorded it
41times a registrar ranked it
40years from first to last
#128highest recorded position
7groupings it qualifies for

Region

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2000

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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#3795
2000	#3912

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 39 of the 40 years from 1964 to 2003.

In 2000: #465 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #3912 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 1964–2003 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1964
First recorded at #215 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 recorded1964–2003
Highest recorded position: #128 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1972 (recorded 1964–2003).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2003
Most recently recorded at #559 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2003.
Republic of Ireland · Girls

Siobhain appears in 2 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Girls, which has ranked it in 39 years beginning in 1964, and has registered 754 births with the name.

Siobhain across 2 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Siobhain's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Girls	#215 (1964)	#128 (1972)	#559 (2003)	39 of 40	754 (1964–2003)	55 (1972)
England and Wales · Girls	#3795 (1996)	#3795 (1996)	#3912 (2000)	2 of 5	6 (1996–2000)	3 (1996)

Siobhain 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 Siobhain in Republic of Ireland · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	138	6 of 10	23
1970sbusiest	331	10 of 10	33
1980s	208	10 of 10	21
1990s	66	10 of 10	7
2000s	11	3 of 10	4

Across Republic of Ireland · Girls, the 1970s were its busiest decade, averaging 33 births a year.

Its sharpest single-year move came between 1971 and 1972, when recorded births rose by 42, from 13 to 55.

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

Siobhain appears in

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

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1964 to 2003. Highest recorded position: #128 in Republic of Ireland in 1972.

Siobhain'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
2000	England and Wales	female	#3912	3	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	female	#3795	3	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	female	#559	4	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	female	#606	3	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	female	#465	4	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	female	#322	7	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	female	#498	3	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	female	#576	3	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	female	#393	6	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	female	#417	5	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	female	#268	12	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	female	#320	9	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	female	#322	9	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	female	#393	6	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	female	#380	6	High	Verified
1989	Republic of Ireland	female	#285	11	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	female	#237	16	High	Verified
1987	Republic of Ireland	female	#218	20	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	female	#217	19	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	female	#267	13	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	female	#191	29	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	female	#242	18	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	female	#207	26	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	female	#251	17	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	female	#176	39	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	female	#150	48	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	female	#195	29	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	female	#183	31	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	female	#217	22	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	female	#211	22	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	female	#183	33	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	female	#155	42	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	female	#128	55	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	female	#250	13	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	female	#156	36	High	Verified
1969	Republic of Ireland	female	#160	35	High	Verified
1968	Republic of Ireland	female	#149	36	High	Verified
1967	Republic of Ireland	female	#187	19	High	Verified
1966	Republic of Ireland	female	#178	20	High	Verified
1965	Republic of Ireland	female	#194	16	High	Verified
1964	Republic of Ireland	female	#215	12	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
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 2 registrars between 1964 and 2003, ranked in 39 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #128, first reached in 1972.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 55 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 1972.

Its record falls into 2 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 1 year.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1996, and 32 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

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.

Sine · #320, 23y
Sinead · #2, 61y
Siobhán · #15, 62y
Siofra · #116, 48y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 2 registrars, 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.

Alida · #127, 35y
Mel · #129, 39y
Daren · #126, 39y
Susann · #125, 43y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

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

Emmett · #129, 61y
Mel · #129, 39y
Nessa · #127, 62y
Nial · #129, 47y

Siobhain was ranked #128 in Republic of Ireland · Girls in 1972. 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.

Siobhain 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 Siobhain without appearing here.

Siobhain moved ahead of

Jeanette Compare
In 1971 they stood at #250 and #189 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1972 that had become #128 and #276.
Barbara Compare
In 2002 they stood at #606 and #498 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2003 that had become #559 and #655.
Rita Compare
In 1999 they stood at #576 and #304 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2000 that had become #465 and #536.
Violet Compare
In 1964 they stood at #215 and #206 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1965 that had become #194 and #209.

Moved ahead of Siobhain

Lily Compare
In 1996 they stood at #393 and #534 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1997 that had become #576 and #254.
Rosie Compare
In 1999 they stood at #322 and #439 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2000 that had become #465 and #269.
Sofia Compare
In 1999 they stood at #322 and #439 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2000 that had become #465 and #269.
Saoirse Compare
In 1989 they stood at #285 and #377 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1990 that had become #380 and #192.

Moved the opposite way to Siobhain

Aisling Compare
Between 1964 and 2003 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Siobhain went from #215 to #559 while Aisling went from #154 to #29.
Alexandra Compare
Between 1964 and 2003 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Siobhain went from #215 to #559 while Alexandra went from #222 to #88.
Alison Compare
Between 1964 and 2003 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Siobhain went from #215 to #559 while Alison went from #146 to #83.
Amelia Compare
Between 1964 and 2003 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Siobhain went from #215 to #559 while Amelia went from #300 to #162.

Moved the same way as Siobhain

Alice Compare
Between 1964 and 2003 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Siobhain went from #215 to #559 and Alice from #57 to #83.
Amanda Compare
Between 1964 and 2003 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Siobhain went from #215 to #559 and Amanda from #118 to #212.
Angela Compare
Between 1964 and 2003 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Siobhain went from #215 to #559 and Angela from #24 to #220.
Anita Compare
Between 1964 and 2003 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Siobhain went from #215 to #559 and Anita from #130 to #294.

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.

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 1964 to 2003. Highest recorded position: #128 in Republic of Ireland in 1972. Source data last verified 2026-07-25.

Siobhain

Siobhain at a glance

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Siobhain across 2 official records

Siobhain by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

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Siobhain across 2 official records

Siobhain by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

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