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Tiernagh

femaleStatistical record

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

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

Trend unknown

among girls in England and Wales · 2005

England and Wales · Girls rank from 2005 to 2005, ranging from #4798 to #4798.2005#4798#4798
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England and Wales · Girls rank by year
YearRank
2005#4798

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 Northern Ireland in 4 of the 21 years from 2001 to 2021.

Official data from 2 national registrars across 2 regions, 20012021 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2001

    First recorded at #343 among girls in Northern Ireland in 2001 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2001–2021

    Highest recorded position: #339 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2002 (recorded 2001–2021).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2021

    Most recently recorded at #446 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2021.

    Northern Ireland · Girls

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 2 regions, from 2001 to 2021. Highest recorded position: #339 in Northern Ireland in 2002.

Tiernagh'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
2005England and Walesfemale#47983HighVerified
2021Northern Irelandfemale#4463HighVerified
2004Northern Irelandfemale#3723HighVerified
2002Northern Irelandfemale#3393HighVerified
2001Northern Irelandfemale#3433HighVerified

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

Where Tiernagh is officially recorded

2 official registrars have recorded Tiernagh, between 2001 and 2021, in 5 of those 21 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.

RegistrarRecordedYearsIts own highest position
Northern Ireland2001–20214#339 in 2002
England and Wales20051#4798 in 2005

No registrar recorded it for 15 years after 2005; it appears again in 2021.

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 2 regions, from 2001 to 2021. Highest recorded position: #339 in Northern Ireland in 2002. Source data last verified 2026-07-22.