girl's name

Shaughnessy

  • Gender Girl
  • Syllables 3
  • Letters 11
  • Births on record 107

Shaughnessy is a girl's name with 3 syllables. In 2009 it was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in 1997, when 11 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1985.
  • 3 syllables, with the stress on syllable 1.

Shaughnessy over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1980s to 2000s.

60
'80 '90 '00
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Births named Shaughnessy by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1980s 6
1990s 60
2000s 30

How popular is Shaughnessy?

In 2009, Shaughnessy was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Shaughnessy is used

Canada #3,070 5 in 2006
United States #17,773 5 in 2009

The bar shows how near the top of each country's list the name sits, on a scale where #1 fills the row and #1,000 is a sliver. The figures beside it are the real rank and the babies recorded that year.

US figures omit any name given to fewer than five babies in a year, so the rarest names are absent from the source rather than absent from use. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Shaughnessy

These names rose and fell in the same era, which is why they tend to sound like they belong together.

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Sibling names for Shaughnessy

Names from the same era that won't rhyme or share an initial with Shaughnessy — the two things that make a sibling set grate.

Common questions about Shaughnessy

How popular is the name Shaughnessy?

In 2009, Shaughnessy was given to 5 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Is Shaughnessy a girl's or a boy's name?

Shaughnessy is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

How many syllables are in Shaughnessy?

Shaughnessy has 3 syllables.

When was Shaughnessy most popular?

Shaughnessy peaked in 1997, when 11 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.