Breda vs Laura
Breda and Lauracompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2005, Breda was ranked #4798 and Laura #94 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Breda was ranked #885 and Laura #112 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Breda and Laura over time
Breda and Laura appear together in 1 published list, across 49 years of shared records. Laura held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Breda 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 Laura 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
Breda and Laura were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 49 years, from 1964 to 2025, ending at #885 and #112.
- Started together, ended far apart
In 1964 they stood at #131 and #131 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 0 places apart; by 2025 they were #885 and #112.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls49 shared years, 1964–2025
Breda held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Laura in 48.
Highest recorded here: Breda #131 in 1964, Laura #2 in 1985.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Breda #885, Laura #112.
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 | Breda | Laura |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | From Latin 'laurus' meaning 'laurel' — laurel wreaths honoured victors in ancient Rome. Also the subject of 14th-century Italian poet Petrarch's poems. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Latin |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈlɔɹ.ə/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #112 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Laura has a recorded origin (Latin); Breda does not have one recorded yet.
- Breda and Laura both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Laura; Breda doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
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
Laura
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #313 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1985 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #141 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls