Agnes vs Carleigh
Agnes and Carleighcompared 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 2013, Agnes was ranked #639 and Carleigh #4739 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2014, Agnes was ranked #752 and Carleigh #661 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Agnes and Carleigh over time
Agnes and Carleigh appear together in 1 published list, across 8 years of shared records. Agnes held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Carleigh in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Carleigh reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Agnes 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 · Girls8 shared years, 1996–2013
Agnes held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Carleigh in 0.
Highest recorded here: Agnes #639 in 2013, Carleigh #2411 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Agnes #639, Carleigh #4739.
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 | Agnes | Carleigh |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #49 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #661 (2014) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 53/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Agnes and Carleigh both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Agnes
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #128 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #39 among girls in Norway, in 2014 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #49 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Carleigh
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #3126 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2013–2014
Highest recorded position: #661 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2014 (recorded 2013–2014).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2014
Most recently recorded at #661 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2014.
Republic of Ireland · Girls