Carina vs Noirin
Carina and Noirincompared 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 2014, Carina was ranked #752 and Noirin #876 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Carina and Noirin over time
Carina and Noirin appear together in 1 published list, across 18 years of shared records. Carina held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Noirin 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.
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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Carina and Noirin changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1967 and 2014, ending at #752 and #876.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Carina #269 in 1977, Noirin #262 in 1977.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls18 shared years, 1967–2014
Carina held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Noirin in 3.
Highest recorded here: Carina #269 in 1977, Noirin #262 in 1977.
The order changed in 1986: Carina moved ahead. In 1985 they stood at #362 and #362; by 1986 that had become #285 and #388.
Most recent shared year, 2014: Carina #752, Noirin #876.
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 | Carina | Noirin |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO | IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Scotland · Girls #790 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #876 (2014) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Carina has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Noirin.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
Carina
Popularity journey
First recorded1958
First recorded at #295 among girls in Norway in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1958–2020
Highest recorded position: #60 among girls in Norway, in 1983 (recorded 1958–2020).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2771 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Noirin
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #385 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1965–2014
Highest recorded position: #262 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1977 (recorded 1965–2014).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2014
Most recently recorded at #876 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2014.
Republic of Ireland · Girls