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Cora vs Eadaoin

Cora and Eadaoincompared 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.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2024, Cora was ranked #40 and Eadaoin #288 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2017, Cora was ranked #119 and Eadaoin #301 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Cora and Eadaoin over time

Cora and Eadaoin appear together in 2 published lists, across 71 years of shared records. Cora held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Eadaoin in 0.

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

Eadaoin reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Cora 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

    Cora and Eadaoin changed places 14 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1971 and 2017, ending at #119 and #301.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Cora and Eadaoin were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 47 years, from 1971 to 2017, ending at #119 and #301.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls47 shared years, 19712017

    Cora held the stronger position in 36 of those years, Eadaoin in 9.

    Highest recorded here: Cora #119 in 2017, Eadaoin #165 in 2000.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2017: Cora #119, Eadaoin #301.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls24 shared years, 19972024

    Cora held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Eadaoin in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Cora #33 in 2021, Eadaoin #194 in 1997.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Cora #40, Eadaoin #288.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Cora, Eadaoin
FieldCoraEadaoin
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningA Latinized form of Kore (Greek Κόρη), from Greek mythology. Popularised in English by James Fenimore Cooper's The Last of the Mohicans (1826); may also be a short form of Cordula or Corinna.Not yet recorded
OriginGreek, via Latin transmissionNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/ˈkɔɹ.ə/Not yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZGB-NIR, IE
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #86 (2025)Northern Ireland · Girls #288 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10082/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Cora has a recorded origin (Greek, via Latin transmission); Eadaoin does not have one recorded yet.
  • Cora and Eadaoin both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Cora; Eadaoin doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Cora

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #145 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

  2. Highest recorded1997–2024

    Highest recorded position: #33 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2021 (recorded 1997–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #132 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Eadaoin

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1971

    First recorded at #417 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1971–2017

    Highest recorded position: #165 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2000 (recorded 1971–2017).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #288 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2024.

    Northern Ireland · Girls