Anastasia vs Eibhlin
Anastasia and Eibhlincompared 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 2025, Anastasia was ranked #212 and Eibhlin #3333 among girls in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Anastasia was ranked #337 and Eibhlin #212 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Anastasia was ranked #266 and Eibhlin #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Anastasia and Eibhlin over time
Anastasia and Eibhlin appear together in 3 published lists, across 80 years of shared records. Anastasia held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Eibhlin in 1.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Anastasia reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Eibhlin in 1. 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
Anastasia and Eibhlin changed places 4 times in Northern Ireland · Girls between 2013 and 2024, ending at #337 and #212.
- Longest-running competitions
Anastasia and Eibhlin were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 50 years, from 1964 to 2025, ending at #266 and #608.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Anastasia #183 in 2022, Eibhlin #209 in 2023.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls50 shared years, 1964–2025
Anastasia held the stronger position in 31 of those years, Eibhlin in 16.
Highest recorded here: Anastasia #127 in 1964, Eibhlin #252 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Anastasia #266, Eibhlin #608.
England and Wales · Girls20 shared years, 1996–2025
Anastasia held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Eibhlin in 0.
Highest recorded here: Anastasia #138 in 2019, Eibhlin #2496 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Anastasia #212, Eibhlin #3333.
Northern Ireland · Girls10 shared years, 2013–2024
Anastasia held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Eibhlin in 5.
Highest recorded here: Anastasia #183 in 2022, Eibhlin #209 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Anastasia #337, Eibhlin #212.
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 | Anastasia | Eibhlin |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #96 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Anastasia has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Eibhlin.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Anastasia
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #127 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2022–2025
Highest recorded position: #87 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2024 (recorded 2022–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #212 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Eibhlin
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #372 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2002–2024
Highest recorded position: #209 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 2002–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3333 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls