Cadhla vs Lana
Cadhla and Lanacompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Cadhla was ranked #80 and Lana #179 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Cadhla was ranked #89 and Lana #207 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Cadhla was ranked #3695 and Lana #246 among girls in England and Wales.
Cadhla and Lana over time
Cadhla and Lana appear together in 2 published lists, across 48 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2021, Cadhla moved ahead of Lana in Northern Ireland · Girls — #114 and #114 the year before became #86 and #171.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Cadhla and Lana changed places 5 times in Northern Ireland · Girls between 2003 and 2024, ending at #80 and #179.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Cadhla #87 in 2023, Lana #156 in 2024.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls26 shared years, 1997–2025
Cadhla held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Lana in 16.
Highest recorded here: Cadhla #87 in 2023, Lana #156 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Cadhla #89, Lana #207.
Northern Ireland · Girls22 shared years, 2003–2024
Cadhla held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Lana in 5.
Highest recorded here: Cadhla #53 in 2023, Lana #114 in 2020.
The order changed in 2021: Cadhla moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #114 and #114; by 2021 that had become #86 and #171.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cadhla #80, Lana #179.
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 | Cadhla | Lana |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #89 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #207 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cadhla and Lana both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Cadhla
Popularity journey
First recorded1994
First recorded at #502 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1994 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2003–2024
Highest recorded position: #53 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 2003–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #89 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Lana
Popularity journey
First recorded1974
First recorded at #393 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #114 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2020 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #323 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls