Austin vs Barra
Austin and Barracompared 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 · Boys
In 2024, Austin was ranked #93 and Barra #305 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Austin was ranked #176 and Barra #170 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Austin and Barra over time
Austin and Barra appear together in 2 published lists, across 46 years of shared records. Austin held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Barra in 0.
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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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 2025, Barra moved ahead of Austin in Republic of Ireland · Boys — #207 and #275 the year before became #176 and #170.
- Longest-running competitions
Austin and Barra were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 31 years, from 1981 to 2025, ending at #176 and #170.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys31 shared years, 1981–2025
Austin held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Barra in 2.
Highest recorded here: Austin #149 in 1981, Barra #170 in 2025.
The order changed in 2025: Barra moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #207 and #275; by 2025 that had become #176 and #170.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Austin #176, Barra #170.
Northern Ireland · Boys15 shared years, 2006–2024
Austin held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Barra in 0.
Highest recorded here: Austin #93 in 2024, Barra #187 in 2018.
The order changed in 2007: Austin moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #341 and #341; by 2007 that had become #236 and #276.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Austin #93, Barra #305.
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 | Austin | Barra |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #37 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #170 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Austin and Barra both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Austin
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #114 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded2011–2025
Highest recorded position: #37 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025 (recorded 2011–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #37 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Barra
Popularity journey
First recorded1981
First recorded at #322 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1981 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1981–2025
Highest recorded position: #170 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025 (recorded 1981–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #170 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys