girl's name

Shelagh

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 7
  • Births on record 551

Ireland

#456

1967 births

Shelagh is a girl's name. In 1999 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 1950, when 22 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use.
  • First appears in US birth records in 1942.

Shelagh over time

Births per decade in the United States, 1940s to 1990s.

178
'40 '50 '60 '70 '80 '90
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Births named Shelagh by decade in the United States
Decade Births
1940s 36
1950s 114
1960s 178
1970s 80
1980s 64
1990s 38

How popular is Shelagh?

In 1999, Shelagh 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 Shelagh is used

Ireland #456 3 in 1967
Scotland #658 3 in 1984
United States #16,901 5 in 1999

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 Shelagh

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

Parents who like Shelagh also like

Names whose popularity has risen and fallen in step with Shelagh over the last century — the same taste, a different name.

Sibling names for Shelagh

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

Common questions about Shelagh

How popular is the name Shelagh?

In 1999, Shelagh 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 Shelagh a girl's or a boy's name?

Shelagh is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Shelagh most popular?

Shelagh peaked in 1950, when 22 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.