Eabha vs Eva-Rose
Eabha and Eva-Rosecompared 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 2021, Eabha was ranked #25 and Eva-Rose #446 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Eabha was ranked #1315 and Eva-Rose #4201 among girls in England and Wales.
Eabha and Eva-Rose over time
Eabha and Eva-Rose appear together in 1 published list, across 18 years of shared records. Eva-Rose held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Eabha in 0.
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.
Eva-Rose reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Eabha 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 · Girls18 shared years, 2006–2025
Eabha held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Eva-Rose in 12.
Highest recorded here: Eabha #1069 in 2021, Eva-Rose #831 in 2015.
The order changed in 2020: Eabha moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #2458 and #1497; by 2020 that had become #1313 and #1687.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Eabha #1315, Eva-Rose #4201.
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 | Eva-Rose |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| 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 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #413 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4201 (2025) |
| 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
- Eabha has a recorded origin (Irish); Eva-Rose does not have one recorded yet.
- Eabha has 2 syllables, compared with 4 for Eva-Rose.
- A meaning is recorded for Eabha; Eva-Rose doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR.
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
Eva-Rose
Popularity journey
First recorded2006
First recorded at #3116 among girls in England and Wales in 2006 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2011–2021
Highest recorded position: #284 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2013 (recorded 2011–2021).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #4201 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls