Annabel vs Carragh
Annabel and Carraghcompared 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 2000, Annabel was ranked #115 and Carragh #3912 among girls in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2022, Annabel was ranked #305 and Carragh #354 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2022, Annabel was ranked #559 and Carragh #905 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Annabel and Carragh over time
Annabel and Carragh appear together in 2 published lists, across 19 years of shared records. Annabel held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Carragh in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Carragh reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Annabel 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
Annabel and Carragh changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 2000 and 2022, ending at #559 and #905.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Annabel #164 in 2014, Carragh #459 in 2013.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls10 shared years, 2000–2022
Annabel held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Carragh in 1.
Highest recorded here: Annabel #164 in 2014, Carragh #459 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Annabel #559, Carragh #905.
Northern Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 2002–2022
Annabel held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Carragh in 1.
Highest recorded here: Annabel #135 in 2013, Carragh #207 in 2011.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Annabel #305, Carragh #354.
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 | Annabel | Carragh |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #544 (2025) | Northern Ireland · Girls #354 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 74/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Annabel has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Carragh.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Annabel
Popularity journey
First recorded1973
First recorded at #508 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #544 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Carragh
Popularity journey
First recorded2000
First recorded at #536 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 2000 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2002–2022
Highest recorded position: #207 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2011 (recorded 2002–2022).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #354 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2022.
Northern Ireland · Girls