Chiara vs Holly

Chiara and Hollycompared 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 2025, Chiara was ranked #608 and Holly #69 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Chiara was ranked #431 and Holly #79 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Chiara was ranked #767 and Holly #137 among girls in England and Wales.

Chiara and Holly over time

Chiara and Holly appear together in 2 published lists, across 52 years of shared records. Holly held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Chiara in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Chiara reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Holly 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

England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Chiara held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Holly in 29.
Highest recorded here: Chiara #478 in 1997, Holly #12 in 2002.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Chiara #767, Holly #137.
Republic of Ireland · Girls23 shared years, 1976–2025
Chiara held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Holly in 23.
Highest recorded here: Chiara #414 in 1984, Holly #19 in 2012.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Chiara #608, Holly #69.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Holly

Pairs where Holly shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Natasha vs Holly
In 1996 they stood at #33 and #23 in England and Wales · Girls, 10 places apart; by 2024 they were #1262 and #137.
Natasha · Holly · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2024 England and Wales ranking
Danielle vs Holly
In 1996 they stood at #20 and #23 in England and Wales · Girls, 3 places apart; by 2024 they were #934 and #137.
Danielle · Holly · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2024 England and Wales ranking
Samantha vs Holly
In 1996 they stood at #32 and #23 in England and Wales · Girls, 9 places apart; by 2024 they were #670 and #137.
Samantha · Holly · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2024 England and Wales ranking
Holly vs Jade
In 1996 they stood at #23 and #19 in England and Wales · Girls, 4 places apart; by 2024 they were #137 and #638.
Holly · Jade · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2024 England and Wales ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Chiara, Holly
Field	Chiara	Holly
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	GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025)	Republic of Ireland · Girls #69 (2025)
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

Chiara and Holly both have 2 syllables.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Chiara

Popularity journey

First recorded1975
First recorded at #503 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 recorded1975–2025
Highest recorded position: #391 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1977 (recorded 1975–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls

Holly

Popularity journey

First recorded1976
First recorded at #392 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1976 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1976–2025
Highest recorded position: #11 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2010 (recorded 1976–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #69 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls