Eabha vs Emile
Eabha and Emilecompared 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 2019, Eabha was ranked #296 and Emile #716 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2022, Eabha was ranked #1180 and Emile #3970 among girls in England and Wales.
Eabha and Emile over time
Eabha and Emile appear together in 2 published lists, across 22 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
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.
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
Eabha and Emile changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Girls between 2006 and 2022, ending at #1180 and #3970.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls14 shared years, 2006–2022
Eabha held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Emile in 8.
Highest recorded here: Eabha #1069 in 2021, Emile #1783 in 2015.
The order changed in 2020: Eabha moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #2458 and #2170; by 2020 that had become #1313 and #2843.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Eabha #1180, Emile #3970.
Republic of Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 2007–2019
Eabha held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Emile in 0.
Highest recorded here: Eabha #50 in 2017, Emile #716 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Eabha #296, Emile #716.
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 | Eabha | Emile |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | Used for both boys and girls |
| Meaning | Traditionally treated as the Irish form of the name Eve, carrying the same underlying sense of 'life' or 'living one'. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Irish | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈeːwə/ | 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 #413 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #976 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Eabha has a recorded origin (Irish); Emile does not have one recorded yet.
- Eabha has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Emile.
- A meaning is recorded for Eabha; Emile doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Eabha
Popularity journey
First recorded1990
First recorded at #517 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1990 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2001–2024
Highest recorded position: #13 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2024 (recorded 2001–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1315 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Emile
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #818 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2003–2023
Highest recorded position: #500 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2003 (recorded 2003–2023).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #976 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys