Aoibh vs Farrah
Aoibh and Farrahcompared 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 2024, Aoibh was ranked #192 and Farrah #150 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Aoibh was ranked #189 and Farrah #413 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2021, Aoibh was ranked #5581 and Farrah #1311 among girls in England and Wales.
Aoibh and Farrah over time
Aoibh and Farrah appear together in 2 published lists, across 44 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Farrah reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Aoibh 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2024, Farrah moved ahead of Aoibh in Northern Ireland · Girls — #135 and #142 the year before became #192 and #150.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Aoibh and Farrah changed places 8 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 2000 and 2025, ending at #189 and #413.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls24 shared years, 2000–2025
Aoibh held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Farrah in 9.
Highest recorded here: Aoibh #148 in 2023, Farrah #185 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aoibh #189, Farrah #413.
Northern Ireland · Girls20 shared years, 2005–2024
Aoibh held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Farrah in 15.
Highest recorded here: Aoibh #135 in 2023, Farrah #63 in 2013.
The order changed in 2024: Farrah moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #135 and #142; by 2024 that had become #192 and #150.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aoibh #192, Farrah #150.
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 | Aoibh | Farrah |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #189 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #413 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aoibh has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Farrah.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Aoibh
Popularity journey
First recorded1998
First recorded at #425 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2000–2024
Highest recorded position: #135 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 2000–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #189 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Farrah
Popularity journey
First recorded1977
First recorded at #468 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1977 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2003–2024
Highest recorded position: #63 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2013 (recorded 2003–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #4867 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls