Eabha vs Sarah
Eabha and Sarahcompared 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 Sarah #75 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Eabha was ranked #413 and Sarah #66 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Eabha was ranked #1262 and Sarah #130 among girls in England and Wales.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Eabha was ranked #431 and Sarah #148 among girls in Scotland.
Eabha and Sarah over time
Eabha and Sarah appear together in 3 published lists, across 74 years of shared records. Sarah 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.
Sarah 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 Sarah fell out of it to #60, having been #37 the year before.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2020, Eabha moved ahead of Sarah in Northern Ireland · Girls — #70 and #37 the year before became #28 and #60.
- Longest-running competitions
Eabha and Sarah were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 33 years, from 1990 to 2025, ending at #413 and #66.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls33 shared years, 1990–2025
Eabha held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Sarah in 33.
Highest recorded here: Eabha #45 in 2016, Sarah #1 in 1990.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Eabha #413, Sarah #66.
Northern Ireland · Girls23 shared years, 2001–2024
Eabha held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Sarah in 17.
Highest recorded here: Eabha #13 in 2024, Sarah #5 in 2002.
The order changed in 2020: Eabha moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #70 and #37; by 2020 that had become #28 and #60.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Eabha #13, Sarah #75.
England and Wales · Girls18 shared years, 2004–2024
Eabha held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Sarah in 18.
Highest recorded here: Eabha #1069 in 2021, Sarah #56 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Eabha #1262, Sarah #130.
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 | Sarah |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Editorially researched profile |
| 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'. | From Hebrew, meaning 'lady, princess, noblewoman'. In the Old Testament, Sarah's name was changed from Sarai by God, alongside Abraham's own name change (Genesis 17:15); she is regarded as matriarch of the Jewish people. |
| Origin | Irish | Biblical Hebrew |
| Pronunciation | /ˈeːwə/ | /ˈsɛɹ.ə/ |
| 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, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #413 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #66 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Eabha is recorded with a Irish origin, while Sarah is recorded with a Biblical Hebrew origin.
- Eabha and Sarah both have 2 syllables.
- Eabha's recorded meaning differs from Sarah's — see the table above for each.
- 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
Sarah
Popularity journey
First recorded1958
First recorded at #86 among girls in New Zealand in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Girls
Highest recorded1958–2019
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in New Zealand, in 1974 (recorded 1958–2019).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #115 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls