Carla vs Lourda
Carla and Lourdacompared 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 1983, Carla was ranked #224 and Lourda #529 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Carla and Lourda over time
Carla and Lourda appear together in 1 published list, across 9 years of shared records. Carla held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Lourda 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.
Lourda reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Carla 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.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 1971–1983
Carla held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Lourda in 1.
Highest recorded here: Carla #224 in 1983, Lourda #303 in 1971.
The order changed in 1975: Carla moved ahead. In 1974 they stood at #340 and #340; by 1975 that had become #262 and #379.
Most recent shared year, 1983: Carla #224, Lourda #529.
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 | Lourda |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #325 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #529 (1983) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Carla and Lourda both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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
Lourda
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #380 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1966–1983
Highest recorded position: #303 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1971 (recorded 1966–1983).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent1983
Most recently recorded at #529 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1983.
Republic of Ireland · Girls