Ceara vs Leeann
Ceara and Leeanncompared 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 1993, Ceara was ranked #448 and Leeann #415 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2004, Ceara was ranked #1836 and Leeann #4598 among girls in England and Wales.
Ceara and Leeann over time
Ceara and Leeann appear together in 1 published list, across 15 years of shared records. Leeann held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ceara in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Leeann reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ceara 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
Ceara and Leeann changed places 6 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1978 and 1993, ending at #448 and #415.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls15 shared years, 1978–1993
Ceara held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Leeann in 10.
Highest recorded here: Ceara #315 in 1989, Leeann #313 in 1983.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1993: Ceara #448, Leeann #415.
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 | Ceara | Leeann |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5707 (2010) | England and Wales · Girls #4598 (2004) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ceara has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Leeann.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Ceara
Popularity journey
First recorded1975
First recorded at #379 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1975 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2008
Highest recorded position: #314 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 1997 (recorded 1997–2008).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2010
Most recently recorded at #5707 among girls in England and Wales, in 2010.
England and Wales · Girls
Leeann
Popularity journey
First recorded1977
First recorded at #468 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1977 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1977–1997
Highest recorded position: #313 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1983 (recorded 1977–1997).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2004
Most recently recorded at #4598 among girls in England and Wales, in 2004.
England and Wales · Girls