Sheilagh

SHAY-lahg /ˈʃeɪlɑːɡ/
girl 2 syllables fading

Sheilagh is a very rare girls' name that was most common in the 1960s and has all but disappeared.

Sheilagh is a girl name. It last appears in U.S. records in 1989. Sheilagh was first reported in SSA data in 1952 and peaked in 1963 (10 births).

About the name Sheilagh

PronunciationSHAY-lahg /ˈʃeɪlɑːɡ/
10peak births 1963
1952first in SSA data

Names similar to Sheilagh

How popular is Sheilagh?

Girls named Sheilagh
19521960197019801989
Girls named Sheilagh per year hover for count and girls rank Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, national data 1952–1989 U.S.+territories from SSA territory files (1998–1989) SSA publishes a name only in years it was given to at least 5 babies, so a name may have been in use before — or between — the years shown here

Sheilagh total popularity by year

YearU.S. birthsU.S. + territoriesRank
19895—#14,195
19755—#10,326
19695—#8,466
19656—#6,402
19647—#5,912
196310—#4,492
19615—#7,384
19585—#6,873
19528—#4,424