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.
Side by side
| Field | Eabha | Scarlett |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #413 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #46 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
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
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
Scarlett
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #16 among girls in England and Wales, in 2015 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #93 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls