Barra vs Robin
Barra and Robincompared 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 Robin #176 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Barra was ranked #305 and Robin #187 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Barra and Robin over time
Barra and Robin appear together in 2 published lists, across 46 years of shared records. Robin held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Barra 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.
Robin 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2025, Barra moved ahead of Robin in Republic of Ireland · Boys — #275 and #195 the year before became #170 and #176.
- Longest-running competitions
Barra and Robin were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 31 years, from 1981 to 2025, ending at #170 and #176.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Barra #170 in 2025, Robin #162 in 2023.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys31 shared years, 1981–2025
Barra held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Robin in 29.
Highest recorded here: Barra #170 in 2025, Robin #162 in 2023.
The order changed in 2025: Barra moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #275 and #195; by 2025 that had become #170 and #176.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Barra #170, Robin #176.
Northern Ireland · Boys15 shared years, 2006–2024
Barra held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Robin in 10.
Highest recorded here: Barra #187 in 2018, Robin #184 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Barra #305, Robin #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 | Robin |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | Used for both boys and girls |
| 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 | GB-NIR, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #170 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #176 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Barra and Robin 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
Robin
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #362 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #34 among boys in Norway, in 1993 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #202 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys