Barra vs Rudi
Barra and Rudicompared 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 Rudi #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Barra was ranked #305 and Rudi #239 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Barra and Rudi over time
Barra and Rudi appear together in 1 published list, across 12 years of shared records. Rudi held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Barra in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Barra reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Rudi 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 Rudi changed places 4 times in Northern Ireland · Boys between 2006 and 2024, ending at #305 and #239.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Barra #187 in 2018, Rudi #193 in 2020.
List by list
Northern Ireland · Boys12 shared years, 2006–2024
Barra held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Rudi in 7.
Highest recorded here: Barra #187 in 2018, Rudi #193 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Barra #305, Rudi #239.
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 | Rudi |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #170 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #376 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Barra and Rudi 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
Rudi
Popularity journey
First recorded1957
First recorded at #332 among boys in Norway in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded2005–2024
Highest recorded position: #193 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2020 (recorded 2005–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3035 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls