Andrew vs Eanna
Andrew and Eannacompared 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 · Boys
In 2022, Andrew was ranked #124 and Eanna #657 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Andrew was ranked #216 and Eanna #305 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Andrew and Eanna over time
Andrew and Eanna appear together in 2 published lists, across 56 years of shared records. Andrew held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Eanna in 0.
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.
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.
- Longest-running competitions
Andrew and Eanna were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 48 years, from 1969 to 2022, ending at #124 and #657.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys48 shared years, 1969–2022
Andrew held the stronger position in 48 of those years, Eanna in 0.
Highest recorded here: Andrew #16 in 1992, Eanna #115 in 1989.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Andrew #124, Eanna #657.
Northern Ireland · Boys8 shared years, 2016–2024
Andrew held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Eanna in 0.
Highest recorded here: Andrew #116 in 2019, Eanna #270 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Andrew #216, Eanna #305.
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 | Andrew | Eanna |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | The English form of Greek Andreas, from 'andreios' ('manly, masculine'), itself from 'aner' ('man'). The apostle Andrew was the first disciple to join Jesus and is patron saint of Scotland. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Greek, biblical | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈæn.dɹuː/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #106 (2025) | Northern Ireland · Boys #305 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Andrew has a recorded origin (Greek, biblical); Eanna does not have one recorded yet.
- Andrew and Eanna both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Andrew; Eanna doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Andrew
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #344 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1954–2013
Highest recorded position: #2 among boys in New Zealand, in 1975 (recorded 1954–2013).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #106 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Eanna
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #327 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 recorded1969–2022
Highest recorded position: #115 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1989 (recorded 1969–2022).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #305 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2024.
Northern Ireland · Boys