UK girl's name
Siofra
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2024. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Siofra is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Siofra popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2024 in this profile. In that release it ranked #5891, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2017, with 8 births.
This profile covers 29 England and Wales registrations across 7 recorded years from 2002 to 2024. 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 38% of the recorded peak, which gives a quick read on how the name has moved since its high point.
We estimate that about 186 living people in the UK are called Siofra. 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 2025 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Siofra ranked #5891 for girls in England and Wales in 2024, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2017, when 8 girls were registered as Siofra.
- • Siofra ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #134 in 2024.
- • About 186 living people in the UK are estimated to have Siofra as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#5891
2024
Births in 2024
3
Latest year
Peak year
2017
8 births
Estimated living
186
2026
Popularity
Siofra over time
The chart below shows babies named Siofra registered in England and Wales in the years where the name appears in the published records, from 2002 to 2024. Empty years are left out so rare names are not stretched across long periods where the published files do not show any registrations.
For Siofra, the clearest high point is 2017. The latest England and Wales figure is 3 births in 2024, compared with 8 at the peak.
Babies born per year
Decades
Siofra by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Siofra 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 | #4974 | 8 | 2 |
| 2010s | #4741 | 14 | 3 |
| 2000s | #4054 | 7 | 2 |
Geography
Where Siofra is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Siofra. 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.
Siofra ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #134 in 2024.
Across the UK
Siofra in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#134 in 2024
24 years of NISRA records, 158 total registered
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FAQ
Siofra: questions and answers
How popular is the name Siofra in the UK right now?
In 2024, Siofra was ranked #5891 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Siofra most popular?
The peak year on record was 2017, with 8 babies registered as Siofra in England and Wales.
How many people are called Siofra in the UK?
A total of 29 babies have been registered as Siofra across the 7 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here and 158 in Northern Ireland.
Where is Siofra most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Siofra ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #134 in 2024. 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.