Bebhinn vs Breda
Bebhinn and Bredacompared 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 2018, Bebhinn was ranked #734 and Breda #629 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Bebhinn and Breda over time
Bebhinn and Breda appear together in 1 published list, across 28 years of shared records. Breda held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Bebhinn in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Breda reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Bebhinn 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
Bebhinn and Breda changed places 8 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1976 and 2018, ending at #734 and #629.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls28 shared years, 1976–2018
Bebhinn held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Breda in 20.
Highest recorded here: Bebhinn #290 in 1992, Breda #143 in 1981.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Bebhinn #734, Breda #629.
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 | Bebhinn | Breda |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #898 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Bebhinn and Breda both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
Bebhinn
Popularity journey
First recorded1976
First recorded at #429 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1976 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1976–2024
Highest recorded position: #290 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1992 (recorded 1976–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #898 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2024.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Breda
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #131 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 recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #131 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls