UK girl's name
Seonaid
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 1999. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Seonaid is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Seonaid popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 1999 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3225, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1997, with 6 births.
This profile covers 15 England and Wales registrations across 3 recorded years from 1996 to 1999. 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 67% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 235 living people in the UK are called Seonaid. 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 2000 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Seonaid ranked #3225 for girls in England and Wales in 1999, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1997, when 6 girls were registered as Seonaid.
- • Seonaid ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #802 in 2010.
- • About 235 living people in the UK are estimated to have Seonaid as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3225
1999
Births in 1999
4
Latest year
Peak year
1997
6 births
Estimated living
235
2026
Popularity
Seonaid over time
The chart below shows babies named Seonaid registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 1999. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Seonaid, the clearest high point is 1997. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 1999, compared with 6 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Seonaid by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Seonaid 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | #2773 | 15 | 3 |
Geography
Where Seonaid is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Seonaid. 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.
Seonaid ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #802 in 2010.
Across the UK
Seonaid in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#802 in 2010
28 years of NRS records, 224 total registered
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FAQ
Seonaid: questions and answers
How popular is the name Seonaid in the UK right now?
In 1999, Seonaid was ranked #3225 for girls in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Seonaid most popular?
The peak year on record was 1997, with 6 babies registered as Seonaid in England and Wales.
How many people are called Seonaid in the UK?
A total of 15 babies have been registered as Seonaid across the 3 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 224 more in Scotland.
Where is Seonaid most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Seonaid ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #802 in 2010. 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.