Is Shelagh a boy or girl name?

Shelagh is a girl’s name. Of the 510 Americans recorded with the name since 1880, 100.0% were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Shelagh

Recorded 1942–1999 · United States

Shelagh was most popular in 1950, when 22 American babies were given the name — ranking #3,420 that year. It was not recorded in 2025. Across 1880–2025 the Social Security Administration has recorded 510 people named Shelagh.

Shelagh over time

Births per year. The dot marks Shelagh’s peak in 1950. Gaps are years the SSA suppressed, which it does for any name given to fewer than five babies.

Is Shelagh a boy’s or a girl’s name?

Across the whole record Shelagh is a girl’s name — 100.0% of the 510 Americans given it were girls and 0.0% were boys.

Counted from every US birth the Social Security Administration recorded under this name, so it reflects use rather than opinion. A name given to fewer than five babies of one sex in a year is withheld at source and is not counted.

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Source: U.S.A. Social Security Administration. Years 1880–2025. namelegacy.org