Aela vs Barbora
Aela and Barboracompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2017, Aela was ranked #524 and Barbora #873 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Aela was ranked #1640 and Barbora #5687 among girls in England and Wales.
Aela and Barbora over time
Aela and Barbora appear together in 1 published list, across 15 years of shared records. Aela held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Barbora in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Barbora reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Aela in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Aela and Barbora changed places 9 times in England and Wales · Girls between 2007 and 2023, ending at #1640 and #5687.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls15 shared years, 2007–2023
Aela held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Barbora in 6.
Highest recorded here: Aela #1640 in 2023, Barbora #2340 in 2018.
The order changed in 2021: Aela moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #5493 and #5493; by 2021 that had become #2341 and #3961.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Aela #1640, Barbora #5687.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Aela | Barbora |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Scotland · Girls #384 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #5687 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aela has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Barbora.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Aela
Popularity journey
First recorded1999
First recorded at #3900 among girls in England and Wales in 1999 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2017–2018
Highest recorded position: #296 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2017 (recorded 2017–2018).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1541 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Barbora
Popularity journey
First recorded2005
First recorded at #4798 among girls in England and Wales in 2005 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2010–2017
Highest recorded position: #661 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2016 (recorded 2010–2017).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #5687 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Girls