Eabha vs Lara
Eabha and Laracompared 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, Eabha was ranked #13 and Lara #110 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Eabha was ranked #1262 and Lara #98 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Eabha was ranked #413 and Lara #102 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Eabha was ranked #431 and Lara #131 among girls in Scotland.
Eabha and Lara over time
Eabha and Lara appear together in 3 published lists, across 74 years of shared records. Lara held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Eabha in 1.
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.
Lara reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Eabha in 1. 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 moved ahead of the other
In 2015, Eabha moved ahead of Lara in Northern Ireland · Girls — #89 and #86 the year before became #81 and #144.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Eabha and Lara changed places 5 times in Northern Ireland · Girls between 2001 and 2024, ending at #13 and #110.
- Longest-running competitions
Eabha and Lara were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 33 years, from 1990 to 2025, ending at #413 and #102.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Eabha #1069 in 2021, Lara #85 in 2022.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls33 shared years, 1990–2025
Eabha held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Lara in 17.
Highest recorded here: Eabha #45 in 2016, Lara #80 in 2002.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Eabha #413, Lara #102.
Northern Ireland · Girls23 shared years, 2001–2024
Eabha held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Lara in 8.
Highest recorded here: Eabha #13 in 2024, Lara #51 in 2023.
The order changed in 2015: Eabha moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #89 and #86; by 2015 that had become #81 and #144.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Eabha #13, Lara #110.
England and Wales · Girls18 shared years, 2004–2024
Eabha held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Lara in 18.
Highest recorded here: Eabha #1069 in 2021, Lara #85 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Eabha #1262, Lara #98.
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 | Lara |
|---|---|---|
| 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/ | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #413 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #102 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Eabha has a recorded origin (Irish); Lara does not have one recorded yet.
- Eabha and Lara both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Eabha; Lara doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, 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 #413 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Lara
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #553 among girls in Norway in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1999–2023
Highest recorded position: #25 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2002 (recorded 1999–2023).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #144 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls