Ciara vs Johannah
Ciara and Johannahcompared 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 2006, Ciara was ranked #10 and Johannah #764 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2017, Ciara was ranked #427 and Johannah #5765 among girls in England and Wales.
Ciara and Johannah over time
Ciara and Johannah appear together in 2 published lists, across 25 years of shared records. Ciara held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Johannah in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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 · Girls15 shared years, 1964–2006
Ciara held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Johannah in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ciara #4 in 1989, Johannah #310 in 1966.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2006: Ciara #10, Johannah #764.
England and Wales · Girls10 shared years, 1996–2017
Ciara held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Johannah in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ciara #136 in 1997, Johannah #3725 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Ciara #427, Johannah #5765.
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 | Ciara | Johannah |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Feminine form of Ciar; traditionally interpreted as 'dark' or 'black', historically describing hair or complexion. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Irish | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈkɪərə/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #106 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #5765 (2017) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ciara has a recorded origin (Irish); Johannah does not have one recorded yet.
- Ciara has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Johannah.
- A meaning is recorded for Ciara; Johannah doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Ciara
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #146 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 recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1998 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #106 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Johannah
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #372 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 recorded1964–2006
Highest recorded position: #310 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1966 (recorded 1964–2006).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2017
Most recently recorded at #5765 among girls in England and Wales, in 2017.
England and Wales · Girls