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Eabha vs Scarlett

Eabha and Scarlettcompared 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 Scarlett #84 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Eabha was ranked #1315 and Scarlett #93 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Eabha was ranked #431 and Scarlett #124 among girls in Scotland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Eabha was ranked #413 and Scarlett #325 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Eabha and Scarlett over time

Eabha and Scarlett appear together in 3 published lists, across 62 years of shared records. Scarlett held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Eabha in 1.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Scarlett 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 Scarlett fell out of it to #53, having been #41 the year before.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 2020, Eabha moved ahead of Scarlett in Northern Ireland · Girls — #70 and #41 the year before became #28 and #53.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Eabha and Scarlett changed places 5 times in Northern Ireland · Girls between 2004 and 2024, ending at #13 and #84.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 21 shared years in Northern Ireland · Girls, Eabha and Scarlett averaged 37.0 places apart, ending at #13 and #84.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Eabha #45 in 2016, Scarlett #185 in 2015.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls22 shared years, 2004–2025

    Eabha held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Scarlett in 6.

    Highest recorded here: Eabha #45 in 2016, Scarlett #185 in 2015.

    The order changed in 2025: Scarlett moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #275 and #320; by 2025 that had become #413 and #325.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Eabha #413, Scarlett #325.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls21 shared years, 2004–2024

    Eabha held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Scarlett in 11.

    Highest recorded here: Eabha #13 in 2024, Scarlett #30 in 2014.

    The order changed in 2020: Eabha moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #70 and #41; by 2020 that had become #28 and #53.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Eabha #13, Scarlett #84.

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

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

    Highest recorded here: Eabha #1069 in 2021, Scarlett #16 in 2015.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Eabha #1315, Scarlett #93.

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 Scarlett

Pairs where Scarlett 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, Scarlett
FieldEabhaScarlett
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningTraditionally treated as the Irish form of the name Eve, carrying the same underlying sense of 'life' or 'living one'.Not yet recorded
OriginIrishNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/ˈeːwə/Not yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IEAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #413 (2025)New South Wales, Australia · Girls #46 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10076/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Eabha has a recorded origin (Irish); Scarlett does not have one recorded yet.
  • Eabha and Scarlett both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Eabha; Scarlett 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

  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

Scarlett

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #216 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #16 among girls in England and Wales, in 2015 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #93 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls