Arwa vs Rae
Arwa and Raecompared 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.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Arwa was ranked #384 and Rae #244 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Arwa was ranked #341 and Rae #347 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2020, Arwa was ranked #700 and Rae #834 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Arwa and Rae over time
Arwa and Rae appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Rae held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Arwa in 0.
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.
Rae reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Arwa 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
Arwa and Rae changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #341 and #347.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Arwa held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Rae in 26.
Highest recorded here: Arwa #341 in 2024, Rae #282 in 2021.
The order changed in 2024: Arwa moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #389 and #352; by 2024 that had become #341 and #347.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Arwa #341, Rae #347.
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 | Arwa | Rae |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #341 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Arwa has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Rae.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Arwa
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #3795 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #341 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #341 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Rae
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #823 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls