Amna vs Eabha
Amna and Eabhacompared 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 2021, Amna was ranked #883 and Eabha #336 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Amna was ranked #885 and Eabha #1262 among girls in England and Wales.
Amna and Eabha over time
Amna and Eabha appear together in 2 published lists, across 29 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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 · Girls18 shared years, 2004–2024
Amna held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Eabha in 0.
Highest recorded here: Amna #394 in 2009, Eabha #1069 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Amna #885, Eabha #1262.
Republic of Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 2005–2021
Amna held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Eabha in 11.
Highest recorded here: Amna #551 in 2019, Eabha #52 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Amna #883, Eabha #336.
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 | Amna | Eabha |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Traditionally treated as the Irish form of the name Eve, carrying the same underlying sense of 'life' or 'living one'. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Irish |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈeːwə/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #885 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #413 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Eabha has a recorded origin (Irish); Amna does not have one recorded yet.
- Amna and Eabha both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Eabha; Amna doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Amna
Popularity journey
First recorded1979
First recorded at #500 among girls in Norway in 1979 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1979–2023
Highest recorded position: #318 among girls in Norway, in 2010 (recorded 1979–2023).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Eabha
Popularity journey
First recorded1990
First recorded at #517 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1990 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2001–2024
Highest recorded position: #13 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2024 (recorded 2001–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #413 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls