Carla vs Dearbhla
Carla and Dearbhlacompared 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 2025, Carla was ranked #325 and Dearbhla #483 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2023, Carla was ranked #328 and Dearbhla #328 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2014, Carla was ranked #663 and Dearbhla #5691 among girls in England and Wales.
Carla and Dearbhla over time
Carla and Dearbhla appear together in 2 published lists, across 81 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.
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
Carla and Dearbhla changed places 11 times in Northern Ireland · Girls between 1997 and 2023, ending at #328 and #328.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 24 shared years in Northern Ireland · Girls, Carla and Dearbhla averaged 57.7 places apart, ending at #328 and #328.
- Longest-running competitions
Carla and Dearbhla were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 57 years, from 1969 to 2025, ending at #325 and #483.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Carla #117 in 2000, Dearbhla #126 in 1999.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls57 shared years, 1969–2025
Carla held the stronger position in 44 of those years, Dearbhla in 11.
Highest recorded here: Carla #117 in 2000, Dearbhla #126 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Carla #325, Dearbhla #483.
Northern Ireland · Girls24 shared years, 1997–2023
Carla held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Dearbhla in 15.
Highest recorded here: Carla #79 in 1997, Dearbhla #90 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Carla #328, Dearbhla #328.
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 | Carla | Dearbhla |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #325 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #483 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Carla and Dearbhla both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Carla
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #274 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 recorded1974–1980
Highest recorded position: #74 among girls in New Zealand, in 1974 (recorded 1974–1980).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #922 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Dearbhla
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #322 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1969 — 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: #90 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2001 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #483 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls