Blaithin vs Lourda
Blaithin and Lourdacompared 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 1983, Blaithin was ranked #313 and Lourda #529 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Blaithin and Lourda over time
Blaithin and Lourda appear together in 1 published list, across 9 years of shared records. Blaithin held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Lourda in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 1966–1983
Blaithin held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Lourda in 2.
Highest recorded here: Blaithin #303 in 1971, Lourda #303 in 1971.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1983: Blaithin #313, Lourda #529.
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 | Blaithin | Lourda |
|---|---|---|
| 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-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Northern Ireland · Girls #169 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #529 (1983) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Blaithin and Lourda both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
Blaithin
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 recorded1998–2024
Highest recorded position: #169 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2024 (recorded 1998–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #169 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2024.
Northern Ireland · Girls
Lourda
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #380 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1966–1983
Highest recorded position: #303 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1971 (recorded 1966–1983).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent1983
Most recently recorded at #529 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1983.
Republic of Ireland · Girls