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Eabha vs Isabella

Eabha and Isabellacompared 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.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Eabha was ranked #1315 and Isabella #10 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2024, Eabha was ranked #13 and Isabella #44 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Eabha was ranked #413 and Isabella #48 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Eabha was ranked #431 and Isabella #50 among girls in Scotland.

Eabha and Isabella over time

Eabha and Isabella appear together in 3 published lists, across 74 years of shared records. Isabella held the stronger position in more years in 3 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.

Isabella reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 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.

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.

  • One took the other's place near the top

    In Northern Ireland · Girls, Eabha moved into the top 50 at #28 in 2020 as Isabella fell out of it to #51, having been #27 the year before.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 2020, Eabha moved ahead of Isabella in Northern Ireland · Girls — #70 and #27 the year before became #28 and #51.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Eabha and Isabella changed places 8 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1992 and 2025, ending at #413 and #48.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 23 shared years in Northern Ireland · Girls, Eabha and Isabella averaged 52.7 places apart, ending at #13 and #44.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Eabha and Isabella were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 32 years, from 1992 to 2025, ending at #413 and #48.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Eabha #45 in 2016, Isabella #41 in 2014.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls32 shared years, 1992–2025

    Eabha held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Isabella in 19.

    Highest recorded here: Eabha #45 in 2016, Isabella #41 in 2014.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Eabha #413, Isabella #48.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls23 shared years, 2001–2024

    Eabha held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Isabella in 17.

    Highest recorded here: Eabha #13 in 2024, Isabella #27 in 2019.

    The order changed in 2020: Eabha moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #70 and #27; by 2020 that had become #28 and #51.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Eabha #13, Isabella #44.

  • England and Wales · Girls19 shared years, 2004–2025

    Eabha held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Isabella in 19.

    Highest recorded here: Eabha #1069 in 2021, Isabella #6 in 2016.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Eabha #1315, Isabella #10.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Eabha

Pairs where Eabha shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Isabella

Pairs where Isabella shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — one took the other's place near the top.

All one took the other's place near the top→

Other pairs from Northern Ireland lists

Pairs measured inside Northern Ireland's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Northern Ireland overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Eabha, Isabella
FieldEabhaIsabella
Record typeEditorially researched profileEditorially researched profile
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningTraditionally treated as the Irish form of the name Eve, carrying the same underlying sense of 'life' or 'living one'.My God is an oath (via Elizabeth).
OriginIrishSpanish/Italian, via Elizabeth
Pronunciation/ˈeːwə//ˌɪzəˈbɛlə/
Syllables24
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedBella, Izzy, Isabel, Isobel
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IEAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #413 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #10 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/10090/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10076/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediumhigh

What the data shows

  • Eabha is recorded with a Irish origin, while Isabella is recorded with a Spanish/Italian, via Elizabeth origin.
  • Eabha has 2 syllables, compared with 4 for Isabella.
  • Eabha's recorded meaning differs from Isabella's — see the table above for each.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
  • The available evidence gives Eabha a "medium" Data Confidence level and Isabella a "high" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.

How each name got here

Eabha

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded2001–2024

    Highest recorded position: #13 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2024 (recorded 2001–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1315 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Isabella

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1960

    First recorded at #472 among girls in Norway in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1993–2025

    Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2007 (recorded 1993–2025).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #10 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls