UK girl's name
Shaunagh
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2003. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Shaunagh is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Shaunagh popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2003 in this profile. In that release it ranked #3594, with 4 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 1997, with 18 births.
This profile covers 57 England and Wales registrations across 6 recorded years from 1996 to 2003. 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 22% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 67 living people in the UK are called Shaunagh. 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 2004 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Shaunagh ranked #3594 for girls in England and Wales in 2003, with 4 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 1997, when 18 girls were registered as Shaunagh.
- • Shaunagh ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #545 in 1995.
- • About 67 living people in the UK are estimated to have Shaunagh as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#3594
2003
Births in 2003
4
Latest year
Peak year
1997
18 births
Estimated living
67
2026
Popularity
Shaunagh over time
The chart below shows babies named Shaunagh registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 1996 to 2003. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Shaunagh, the clearest high point is 1997. The latest England and Wales figure is 4 births in 2003, compared with 18 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Shaunagh by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Shaunagh 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 | #3753 | 7 | 2 |
| 1990s | #1596 | 50 | 4 |
Geography
Where Shaunagh is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Shaunagh. 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.
Shaunagh ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #545 in 1995.
Across the UK
Shaunagh in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#545 in 1995
3 years of NRS records, 11 total registered
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FAQ
Shaunagh: questions and answers
How popular is the name Shaunagh in the UK right now?
In 2003, Shaunagh was ranked #3594 for girls in England and Wales, with 4 births registered.
When was Shaunagh most popular?
The peak year on record was 1997, with 18 babies registered as Shaunagh in England and Wales.
How many people are called Shaunagh in the UK?
A total of 57 babies have been registered as Shaunagh across the 6 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here, plus 11 more in Scotland.
Where is Shaunagh most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Shaunagh ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #545 in 1995. 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.