Siomha

femaleStatistical record

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

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

Siomha: Recorded since 1984, with a gap of 10 years, its highest recorded position is #228, and it was last ranked in 2017.

3registrars recorded it
18times a registrar ranked it
34years from first to last
#228highest recorded position
8groupings it qualifies for

What stands out in Siomha's record

Absent from every published list for 10 years inside its own recorded period, then ranked again. Names by longest absence

Region

Trend unknown

among girls in England and Wales · 2017

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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
2017	#5765

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

Trend unknownEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in 16 of the 34 years from 1984 to 2017.

In 2017: #249 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #5765 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1984–2017 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1984
First recorded at #516 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1984 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1984–2017
Highest recorded position: #228 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2016 (recorded 1984–2017).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2017
Most recently recorded at #249 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2017.
Republic of Ireland · Girls

Siomha 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 Siomha in Republic of Ireland · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1980s	3	1 of 10	3
1990s	9	2 of 10	5
2000s	17	5 of 10	3
2010sbusiest	97	8 of 10	12

Across Republic of Ireland · Girls, the 2010s were its busiest decade — the 8 years of it this list covers, averaging 12 births a year.

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

Siomha 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 3 regions, from 1984 to 2017. Highest recorded position: #228 in Republic of Ireland in 2016.

Siomha'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
2017	England and Wales	female	#5765	3	High	Verified
2006	Northern Ireland	female	#384	3	High	Verified
2017	Republic of Ireland	female	#249	19	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	female	#228	21	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	female	#264	19	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	female	#494	8	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	female	#587	6	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	female	#510	8	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	female	#612	6	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	female	#444	10	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	female	#893	3	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	female	#862	3	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	female	#550	5	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	female	#655	3	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	female	#620	3	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	female	#528	3	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	female	#384	6	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	female	#516	3	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
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 3 registrars between 1984 and 2017, ranked in 16 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #228, first reached in 2016.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 21 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 2016.

Its record falls into 6 separate stretches, with a longest absence of 10 years.

A second registrar first ranked it in 2006, and 33 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.

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Siona · #471, 25y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 3 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.

Brooks · #227, 13y
Conaill · #229, 11y
Kirstin · #229, 18y
Mylie · #229, 19y

Also first recorded in the 1980s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1980 and 1989.

Kirstin · #229, 18y
Kristopher · #227, 37y
Meaghan · #227, 25y
Roxanne · #229, 36y

Siomha was ranked #228 in Republic of Ireland · Girls in 2016. 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.

Siomha 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 Siomha without appearing here.

Siomha moved ahead of

Elaine Compare
In 2014 they stood at #587 and #491 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2015 that had become #264 and #896.
Sharon Compare
In 2016 they stood at #494 and #494 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2017 that had become #249 and #873.
Suzanne Compare
In 2016 they stood at #587 and #587 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2017 that had become #249 and #873.
Anita Compare
In 2014 they stood at #587 and #540 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2015 that had become #264 and #751.

Moved ahead of Siomha

Mia Compare
In 1998 they stood at #384 and #451 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1999 that had become #528 and #158.
Isabella Compare
In 1998 they stood at #384 and #516 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1999 that had become #528 and #211.
Ruby Compare
In 1998 they stood at #384 and #417 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 1999 that had become #528 and #245.
Sadie Compare
In 2001 they stood at #384 and #451 in Republic of Ireland · Girls; by 2002 that had become #620 and #352.

Moved the opposite way to Siomha

Aisling Compare
Between 1984 and 2017 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Siomha went from #516 to #249 while Aisling went from #19 to #86.
Alison Compare
Between 1984 and 2017 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Siomha went from #516 to #249 while Alison went from #67 to #145.
Alma Compare
Between 1984 and 2017 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Siomha went from #516 to #249 while Alma went from #267 to #579.
Amanda Compare
Between 1984 and 2017 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Siomha went from #516 to #249 while Amanda went from #47 to #471.

Moved the same way as Siomha

Abigail Compare
Between 1984 and 2017 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Siomha went from #516 to #249 and Abigail from #459 to #62.
Alexandra Compare
Between 1984 and 2017 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Siomha went from #516 to #249 and Alexandra from #280 to #111.
Alice Compare
Between 1984 and 2017 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Siomha went from #516 to #249 and Alice from #137 to #35.
Amelia Compare
Between 1984 and 2017 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Siomha went from #516 to #249 and Amelia from #414 to #3.

What's not yet available

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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 1984 to 2017. Highest recorded position: #228 in Republic of Ireland in 2016. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.

Siomha

Siomha at a glance

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Popularity journey

Siomha by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

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Siomha at a glance

What stands out in Siomha's record

Siomha by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

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What the record shows

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Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1980s

Names published alongside Siomha

Siomha and the names beside it

Siomha moved ahead of

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