Find out how popular the first name Shealeigh has been for the last 33 years (from 1989 to 2021) and learn more about the meaning and history.

Popularity of Shealeigh by gender

Based on the last 33 years of data, Shealeigh is exclusively a female name.

For the most recent data in 2021, there were 7 female babies and 0 male babies born with the name Shealeigh.

The history of the first name Shealeigh

The name Shealeigh is a modern variant of the traditional Irish name Síle, which is itself derived from the Latin name Caelia. The name Caelia has its roots in the ancient Roman world, where it was borne by members of the celebrated Caelia gens, a patrician family of the Roman Republic.

Síle first appeared in Irish records during the Middle Ages, and it is believed to have been adopted as a Gaelic form of the Latin Caelia. The shift from Caelia to Síle likely occurred due to the influence of the Gaelic language's unique pronunciation patterns and spelling conventions.

The oldest recorded instance of the name Síle can be found in the Annals of Ulster, a chronicle of medieval Irish history. Here, a woman named Síle ingen Amalgaid, daughter of Amalgaid mac Congalaig, is mentioned as having died in the year 737 AD.

Throughout Irish history, several notable individuals have borne the name Síle. One of the most famous was Síle Ní Ghadhra, an Irish noblewoman and poet who lived in the late 16th century and was renowned for her compositions in the Irish language.

Another notable Síle was Síle Ní Raghailligh, a 17th-century Irish folk hero and outlaw who became legendary for her daring exploits against English forces during the Confederate Wars of the 1640s.

As the name evolved and spread beyond Ireland, it acquired various spellings and anglicized forms, including Sheila, Sheelah, and the more modern Shealeigh. One of the earliest recorded instances of the spelling Shealeigh can be found in the late 18th century, when a woman named Shealeigh O'Mahony was born in County Cork, Ireland, in 1785.

In more recent times, the name Shealeigh has been borne by several notable individuals, including Shealeigh Gilmore, an American actress and model born in 1977, and Shealeigh Wright, a Canadian singer and songwriter born in 1983.

Data source

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