UK boy's name
Somhairle
Somhairle is a boy's name in the UK records.
We estimate that about 11 living people in the UK are called Somhairle. 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
- • Somhairle ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #727 in 2024.
- • About 11 living people in the UK are estimated to have Somhairle as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
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Births in -
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Peak year
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Estimated living
11
2026
Geography
Where Somhairle is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Somhairle. 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.
Somhairle ranks best in Scotland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #727 in 2024.
Across the UK
Somhairle in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Scotland (NRS)
#727 in 2024
3 years of NRS records, 11 total registered
Related
Names similar to Somhairle
- Samuel 108,505
- Sebastian 33,008
- Sam 20,889
- Stanley 16,354
- Sonny 15,028
- Sean 15,006
- Scott 12,587
- Seth 9,841
- Syed 9,050
- Stephen 8,884
- Spencer 8,333
- Steven 6,970
FAQ
Somhairle: questions and answers
Where is Somhairle most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Somhairle ranks best in Scotland, where it placed #727 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.