UK girl's name
Shannagh
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2002. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Shannagh is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Shannagh popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2002 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3409, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1996, with 6 births.
This profile covers 18 England and Wales registrations across 4 recorded years from 1996 to 2002. The figures come from ONS England and Wales and NISRA Northern Ireland, 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 23 living people in the UK are called Shannagh. 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 2003 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Shannagh ranked #3409 for girls in England and Wales in 2002, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1996, when 6 girls were registered as Shannagh.
- • Shannagh ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #248 in 2003.
- • About 23 living people in the UK are estimated to have Shannagh as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3409
2002
Births in 2002
4
Latest year
Peak year
1996
6 births
Estimated living
23
2026
Popularity
Shannagh over time
The chart below shows babies named Shannagh registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2002. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Shannagh, the clearest high point is 1996. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2002, compared with 6 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Shannagh by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Shannagh 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | #3409 | 4 | 1 |
| 1990s | #2996 | 14 | 3 |
Geography
Where Shannagh is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Shannagh. 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.
Shannagh ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #248 in 2003.
Across the UK
Shannagh in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#248 in 2003
1 years of NISRA records, 5 total registered
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FAQ
Shannagh: questions and answers
How popular is the name Shannagh in the UK right now?
In 2002, Shannagh was ranked #3409 for girls in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Shannagh most popular?
The peak year on record was 1996, with 6 babies registered as Shannagh in England and Wales.
How many people are called Shannagh in the UK?
A total of 18 babies have been registered as Shannagh across the 4 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here and 5 in Northern Ireland.
Where is Shannagh most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Shannagh ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #248 in 2003. 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.