Bill vs Eanna
Bill and Eannacompared 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 2022, Bill was ranked #380 and Eanna #657 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Bill and Eanna over time
Bill and Eanna appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Eanna held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Bill 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.
Bill reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Eanna 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Bill and Eanna were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 30 years, from 1991 to 2022, ending at #380 and #657.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys30 shared years, 1991–2022
Bill held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Eanna in 26.
Highest recorded here: Bill #203 in 1998, Eanna #125 in 2016.
The order changed in 2018: Bill moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #336 and #197; by 2018 that had become #369 and #749.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Bill #380, Eanna #657.
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 | Bill | Eanna |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025) | Northern Ireland · Boys #305 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Bill has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Eanna.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Bill
Popularity journey
First recorded1991
First recorded at #288 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1991 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1991–2025
Highest recorded position: #203 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1998 (recorded 1991–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Eanna
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #327 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 recorded1969–2022
Highest recorded position: #115 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1989 (recorded 1969–2022).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #305 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2024.
Northern Ireland · Boys