Aodha vs Caragh
Aodha and Caraghcompared 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 2025, Aodha was ranked #544 and Caragh #80 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Aodha was ranked #179 and Caragh #169 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Aodha and Caragh over time
Aodha and Caragh appear together in 1 published list, across 8 years of shared records. Caragh held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Aodha in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Aodha reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Caragh 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.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 2018–2025
Aodha held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Caragh in 8.
Highest recorded here: Aodha #221 in 2021, Caragh #80 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aodha #544, Caragh #80.
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 | Aodha | Caragh |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #544 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #80 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 80/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aodha and Caragh both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Aodha
Popularity journey
First recorded2018
First recorded at #734 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 2018 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2019–2024
Highest recorded position: #158 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2021 (recorded 2019–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #544 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Caragh
Popularity journey
First recorded1971
First recorded at #466 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1971–2025
Highest recorded position: #80 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025 (recorded 1971–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #80 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls