Cathriona vs Eilish
Cathriona and Eilishcompared 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 1999, Cathriona was ranked #392 and Eilish #322 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Cathriona and Eilish over time
Cathriona and Eilish appear together in 1 published list, across 36 years of shared records. Eilish held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Cathriona in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Cathriona reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Eilish 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Cathriona and Eilish changed places 8 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 1999, ending at #392 and #322.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 36 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Cathriona and Eilish averaged 51.0 places apart, ending at #392 and #322.
- Longest-running competitions
Cathriona and Eilish were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 36 years, from 1964 to 1999, ending at #392 and #322.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls36 shared years, 1964–1999
Cathriona held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Eilish in 24.
Highest recorded here: Cathriona #180 in 1981, Eilish #173 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1999: Cathriona #392, Eilish #322.
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 | Cathriona | Eilish |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #392 (1999) | Scotland · Girls #384 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cathriona has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Eilish.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
Cathriona
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #215 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 recorded1964–1999
Highest recorded position: #180 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1981 (recorded 1964–1999).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent1999
Most recently recorded at #392 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1999.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Eilish
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #189 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
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3695 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls