girl's name

Siobhain

  • Gender Girl
  • Letters 8
  • Births on record 791

Ireland

#592

2003 births

Siobhain is a girl's name. In 1994 it was given to 6 babies in the United States. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

  • Peaked in Ireland in 1972, when 55 babies were given the name.
  • It has largely dropped out of use in Ireland.
  • First appears in birth records in 1964.

Siobhain over time

Births per decade in Ireland, 1960s to 2000s. The striped bar is the 2000s, still in progress — it covers 2000 to 2003, not a full ten years.

331
'60 '70 '80 '90 '00
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Births named Siobhain by decade in Ireland
Decade Births
1960s 138
1970s 331
1980s 208
1990s 66
2000s (to 2003) 11

How popular is Siobhain?

In 2003, Siobhain was given to 4 babies in Ireland, ranking #592 that year. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

Where Siobhain is used

Ireland #592 4 in 2003
Scotland #618 3 in 1986
England & Wales #4,462 3 in 2000
United States #12,218 6 in 1994

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.

Irish figures withhold any name given to fewer than three babies in a year, so a gap means the name fell below that floor rather than went unused. The Central Statistics Office began recording the síneadh fada in 2018, so accented and unaccented spellings are counted separately from that year on. Data & sources.

Names that peaked alongside Siobhain

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

Parents who like Siobhain also like

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

Sibling names for Siobhain

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

Common questions about Siobhain

How popular is the name Siobhain?

In 2003, Siobhain was given to 4 babies in Ireland, ranking #592 that year. It was given to fewer than five babies in the most recent year of published US data.

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

Siobhain is given almost entirely to girls in birth records.

When was Siobhain most popular?

Siobhain peaked in 1972, when 55 babies were given the name. It has largely dropped out of use.