Caragh vs Kendra
Caragh and Kendracompared 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 2023, Caragh was ranked #108 and Kendra #856 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2021, Caragh was ranked #158 and Kendra #350 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Caragh was ranked #4192 and Kendra #1353 among girls in England and Wales.
Caragh and Kendra over time
Caragh and Kendra appear together in 2 published lists, across 32 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls23 shared years, 1996–2024
Caragh held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Kendra in 21.
Highest recorded here: Caragh #1160 in 1999, Kendra #608 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Caragh #4192, Kendra #1353.
Republic of Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 2001–2023
Caragh held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Kendra in 0.
Highest recorded here: Caragh #108 in 2023, Kendra #549 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Caragh #108, Kendra #856.
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 | Caragh | Kendra |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #80 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #1353 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 80/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Caragh and Kendra both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Caragh
Popularity journey
First recorded1971
First recorded at #466 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1971–2025
Highest recorded position: #80 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025 (recorded 1971–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #80 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Kendra
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #848 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1998–2021
Highest recorded position: #194 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2010 (recorded 1998–2021).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1353 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls