UK girl's name
Tiernagh
For 2026, the newest official UK baby-name figures on this page are from 2005. That release is the current official benchmark rather than a forecast.
Tiernagh is a girl's name in the UK records. People looking for Tiernagh popularity in 2026 should use the latest official release, which is 2005 in this profile. In that release it ranked #4798, with 3 babies registered with the name. Its strongest year in the published records was 2005, with 3 births.
This profile covers 3 England and Wales registrations across 1 recorded years from 2005 to 2005. 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.
Tiernagh is at its recorded peak in the England and Wales series.
We estimate that about 15 living people in the UK are called Tiernagh. 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 2006 or 2026.
Key insights
- • Tiernagh ranked #4798 for girls in England and Wales in 2005, with 3 registrations.
- • The name peaked in 2005, when 3 girls were registered as Tiernagh.
- • Tiernagh ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #446 in 2021.
- • About 15 living people in the UK are estimated to have Tiernagh as a first name, after adjusting past birth registrations with ONS life tables.
Latest rank (E&W)
#4798
2005
Births in 2005
3
Latest year
Peak year
2005
3 births
Estimated living
15
2026
Decades
Tiernagh by decade
Decade totals smooth out the yearly jumps and make it easier to see whether Tiernagh 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 | #4798 | 3 | 1 |
Geography
Where Tiernagh is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Tiernagh. 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.
Tiernagh ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #446 in 2021.
Across the UK
Tiernagh in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#446 in 2021
4 years of NISRA records, 12 total registered
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FAQ
Tiernagh: questions and answers
How popular is the name Tiernagh in the UK right now?
In 2005, Tiernagh was ranked #4798 for girls in England and Wales, with 3 births registered.
When was Tiernagh most popular?
The peak year on record was 2005, with 3 babies registered as Tiernagh in England and Wales.
How many people are called Tiernagh in the UK?
A total of 3 babies have been registered as Tiernagh across the 1 years of ONS England & Wales records shown here and 12 in Northern Ireland.
Where is Tiernagh most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Tiernagh ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #446 in 2021. 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.