Ann vs Eabha
Ann 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.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2011, Ann was ranked #277 and Eabha #59 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Ann was ranked #443 and Eabha #413 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ann was ranked #1406 and Eabha #1262 among girls in England and Wales.
Ann and Eabha over time
Ann and Eabha appear together in 2 published lists, across 51 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Ann reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Eabha 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.
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
Ann and Eabha changed places 7 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1990 and 2025, ending at #443 and #413.
- Longest-running competitions
Ann and Eabha were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 33 years, from 1990 to 2025, ending at #443 and #413.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls33 shared years, 1990–2025
Ann held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Eabha in 21.
Highest recorded here: Ann #47 in 1990, Eabha #45 in 2016.
The order changed in 2024: Eabha moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #296 and #339; by 2024 that had become #556 and #275.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ann #443, Eabha #413.
England and Wales · Girls18 shared years, 2004–2024
Ann held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Eabha in 5.
Highest recorded here: Ann #687 in 2004, Eabha #1069 in 2021.
The order changed in 2020: Eabha moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #1316 and #2458; by 2020 that had become #1939 and #1313.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ann #1406, Eabha #1262.
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 | Ann | 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 | /ˈeːwə/ | |
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #443 (2025) | 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); Ann does not have one recorded yet.
- Ann has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Eabha.
- A meaning is recorded for Eabha; Ann doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Ann
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #82 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #4 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #443 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · 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