Barra vs Elliot
Barra and Elliotcompared 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 · Boys
In 2025, Barra was ranked #170 and Elliot #170 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Barra was ranked #305 and Elliot #187 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Barra and Elliot over time
Barra and Elliot appear together in 2 published lists, across 42 years of shared records. Elliot held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Barra in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Elliot reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Barra 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
Barra and Elliot changed places 4 times in Northern Ireland · Boys between 2006 and 2024, ending at #305 and #187.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Barra #187 in 2018, Elliot #157 in 2017.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys27 shared years, 1994–2025
Barra held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Elliot in 25.
Highest recorded here: Barra #170 in 2025, Elliot #124 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Barra #170, Elliot #170.
Northern Ireland · Boys15 shared years, 2006–2024
Barra held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Elliot in 13.
Highest recorded here: Barra #187 in 2018, Elliot #157 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Barra #305, Elliot #187.
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 | Barra | Elliot |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #170 (2025) | Norway · Boys #84 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Barra and Elliot both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
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
Elliot
Popularity journey
First recorded1983
First recorded at #282 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1983 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #61 among boys in England and Wales, in 1997 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #84 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys