Carla vs Leigha
Carla and Leighacompared 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 2017, Carla was ranked #296 and Leigha #432 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2021, Carla was ranked #299 and Leigha #586 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Carla was ranked #638 and Leigha #5891 among girls in England and Wales.
Carla and Leigha over time
Carla and Leigha appear together in 3 published lists, across 58 years of shared records. Carla held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Leigha in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Carla reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Leigha 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Carla #117 in 2000, Leigha #315 in 2001.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls27 shared years, 1996–2024
Carla held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Leigha in 0.
Highest recorded here: Carla #186 in 1997, Leigha #668 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Carla #638, Leigha #5891.
Republic of Ireland · Girls20 shared years, 1995–2021
Carla held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Leigha in 0.
Highest recorded here: Carla #117 in 2000, Leigha #315 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Carla #299, Leigha #586.
Northern Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 2000–2017
Carla held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Leigha in 0.
Highest recorded here: Carla #106 in 2000, Leigha #268 in 2012.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Carla #296, Leigha #432.
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 | Leigha |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | England and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 73/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Carla and Leigha 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
Leigha
Popularity journey
First recorded1995
First recorded at #451 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1995 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2000–2017
Highest recorded position: #268 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2012 (recorded 2000–2017).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls