Carmel vs Naimh
Carmel and Naimhcompared 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 2001, Carmel was ranked #441 and Naimh #441 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2003, Carmel was ranked #1383 and Naimh #4373 among girls in England and Wales.
Carmel and Naimh over time
Carmel and Naimh appear together in 1 published list, across 8 years of shared records. Carmel held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Naimh in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Carmel reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Naimh 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 · Girls8 shared years, 1968–2001
Carmel held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Naimh in 1.
Highest recorded here: Carmel #31 in 1968, Naimh #319 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2001: Carmel #441, Naimh #441.
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 | Carmel | Naimh |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4201 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4373 (2003) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Carmel has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Naimh.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Carmel
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #85 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2015
Highest recorded position: #21 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2015).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #4201 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Naimh
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #357 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1968–2001
Highest recorded position: #319 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1998 (recorded 1968–2001).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2003
Most recently recorded at #4373 among girls in England and Wales, in 2003.
England and Wales · Girls