Bairbre vs Cecelia
Bairbre and Ceceliacompared 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 1981, Bairbre was ranked #386 and Cecelia #423 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Bairbre and Cecelia over time
Bairbre and Cecelia appear together in 1 published list, across 13 years of shared records. Cecelia held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Bairbre 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.
Cecelia reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Bairbre 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 · Girls13 shared years, 1967–1981
Bairbre held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Cecelia in 7.
Highest recorded here: Bairbre #321 in 1975, Cecelia #228 in 1967.
The order changed in 1981: Bairbre moved ahead. In 1980 they stood at #483 and #483; by 1981 that had become #386 and #423.
Most recent shared year, 1981: Bairbre #386, Cecelia #423.
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 | Bairbre | Cecelia |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | IE | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #516 (1995) | Scotland · Girls #431 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Bairbre has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Cecelia.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
Bairbre
Popularity journey
First recorded1967
First recorded at #354 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1967–1995
Highest recorded position: #321 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1975 (recorded 1967–1995).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent1995
Most recently recorded at #516 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1995.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Cecelia
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #189 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2024
Highest recorded position: #189 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #463 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls