UK boy's name
Tighearnan
Tighearnan is a boy's name in the UK records.
We estimate that about 10 living people in the UK are called Tighearnan. 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
- • Tighearnan ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #378 in 2008.
- • About 10 living people in the UK are estimated to have Tighearnan 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
10
2026
Geography
Where Tighearnan is most common
The bars show the latest published local birth counts for Tighearnan. 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.
Tighearnan ranks best in Northern Ireland in the latest published regional snapshot for that area, where it placed #378 in 2008.
Across the UK
Tighearnan in Scotland and Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland (NISRA)
#378 in 2008
3 years of NISRA records, 10 total registered
Related
Names similar to Tighearnan
- Thomas 160,894
- Tyler 42,147
- Theo 40,594
- Toby 32,482
- Theodore 30,211
- Tommy 25,300
- Teddy 20,781
- Taylor 14,354
- Tobias 13,102
- Tom 9,822
- Tristan 9,171
- Timothy 6,200
FAQ
Tighearnan: questions and answers
Where is Tighearnan most common?
In the latest published local rankings, Tighearnan ranks best in Northern Ireland, where it placed #378 in 2008. 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.