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Agatha vs Eowyn

Agatha and Eowyncompared 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.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Agatha was ranked #837 and Eowyn #2411 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2012, Agatha was ranked #907 and Eowyn #907 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Agatha and Eowyn over time

Agatha and Eowyn appear together in 1 published list, across 22 years of shared records. Agatha held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Eowyn in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Agatha reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Eowyn 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.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls22 shared years, 20032024

    Agatha held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Eowyn in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Agatha #584 in 2019, Eowyn #1705 in 2023.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Agatha #837, Eowyn #2411.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Agatha, Eowyn
FieldAgathaEowyn
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, IEGB-ENW, IE
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #2411 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)60/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Agatha has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Eowyn.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Agatha

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1965

    First recorded at #385 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1965–2025

    Highest recorded position: #380 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1966 (recorded 1965–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

Eowyn

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2003

    First recorded at #4373 among girls in England and Wales in 2003 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #2411 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls