Carla vs Sydney
Carla and Sydneycompared 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 2007, Carla was ranked #125 and Sydney #413 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Carla was ranked #922 and Sydney #295 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Carla was ranked #325 and Sydney #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Carla was ranked #638 and Sydney #351 among girls in Scotland.
Carla and Sydney over time
Carla and Sydney appear together in 2 published lists, across 41 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Carla reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Sydney 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Carla and Sydney were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #922 and #295.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Carla held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Sydney in 26.
Highest recorded here: Carla #186 in 1997, Sydney #206 in 2001.
The order changed in 2000: Sydney moved ahead. In 1999 they stood at #210 and #257; by 2000 that had become #238 and #223.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Carla #922, Sydney #295.
Republic of Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 2001–2025
Carla held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Sydney in 0.
Highest recorded here: Carla #152 in 2001, Sydney #436 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Carla #325, Sydney #718.
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 | Sydney |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | Used for both boys and girls |
| 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, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #325 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #295 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Carla and Sydney both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, 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
Sydney
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #349 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 recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #206 among girls in England and Wales, in 2001 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #295 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls