UK boy's name
Connagh
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2020. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Connagh is a boy's name in the UK records. People looking for Connagh popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2020 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4608, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1996, with 14 births.
This profile covers 62 England and Wales registrations across 9 recorded years from 1996 to 2020. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NRS Scotland, so the page is a view of published baby-name registrations rather than a forecast or a live count of people using the name today.
The latest count is about 21% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 64 living people in the UK are called Connagh. This uses published birth registrations from England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, then applies ONS national life tables to estimate how many are likely still alive. It does not forecast extra births for 2021 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Connagh ranked #4608 for boys in England and Wales in 2020, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1996, when 14 boys were registered as Connagh.
- • Connagh ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #720 in 2021.
- • About 64 living people in the UK are estimated to have Connagh as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4608
2020
Births in 2020
3
Latest year
Peak year
1996
14 births
Estimated living
64
2026
Popularity
Connagh over time
The chart below shows babies named Connagh registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2020. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Connagh, the clearest high point is 1996. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2020, compared with 14 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Connagh by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Connagh was a short-lived spike or a name that stayed in regular use. Average rank is calculated only from years where a published rank exists.
| Decade | Average rank | Total births | Years covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020s | #4608 | 3 | 1 |
| 2010s | #3865 | 4 | 1 |
| 2000s | #2603 | 17 | 3 |
| 1990s | #1420 | 38 | 4 |
Geography
Where Connagh is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Connagh. They are useful for spotting where the name is showing up in real numbers, while the rank beside each bar shows how strongly it performs inside that region.
Connagh ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #720 in 2021.
Across the UK
Connagh in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#720 in 2021
1 years of NRS records, 3 total registered
Related
Names similar to Connagh
- Charlie 104,761
- Callum 65,796
- Connor 53,072
- Cameron 40,394
- Charles 33,091
- Christopher 26,849
- Caleb 15,553
- Corey 12,622
- Carter 11,505
- Cody 11,075
- Conor 10,298
- Christian 9,695
FAQ
Connagh: questions and answers
How popular is the name Connagh in the UK right now?
In 2020, Connagh was ranked #4608 for boys in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Connagh most popular?
The peak year on record was 1996, with 14 babies registered as Connagh in England and Wales.
How many people are called Connagh in the UK?
A total of 62 babies have been registered as Connagh across the 9 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 3 more in Scotland.
Where is Connagh most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Connagh ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #720 in 2021. The regional bars on this page use birth counts, so they also reflect the size of each region.
Which records is this page based on?
The England and Wales timeline uses ONS baby-name records. Scotland figures come from NRS and Northern Ireland figures come from NISRA. Counts are registrations in published baby-name files. The living estimate uses those birth registrations with ONS national life tables.