Concepta vs Norah
Concepta and Norahcompared 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 1985, Concepta was ranked #421 and Norah #386 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Concepta and Norah over time
Concepta and Norah appear together in 1 published list, across 19 years of shared records. Norah held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Concepta in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Norah reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Concepta 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
Concepta and Norah changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 1985, ending at #421 and #386.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Concepta #134 in 1965, Norah #135 in 1964.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls19 shared years, 1964–1985
Concepta held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Norah in 16.
Highest recorded here: Concepta #134 in 1965, Norah #135 in 1964.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1985: Concepta #421, Norah #386.
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 | Concepta | Norah |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #421 (1985) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #304 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Concepta has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Norah.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
Concepta
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #135 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 recorded1964–1985
Highest recorded position: #134 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–1985).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent1985
Most recently recorded at #421 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1985.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Norah
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #135 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: #135 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #449 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls