Edie vs Lara
Edie 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Edie was ranked #158 and Lara #98 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Edie was ranked #325 and Lara #102 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Edie was ranked #288 and Lara #110 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Edie was ranked #295 and Lara #131 among girls in Scotland.
Edie and Lara over time
Edie and Lara appear together in 3 published lists, across 64 years of shared records. Lara held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Edie in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Edie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Lara 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Edie #157 in 2020, Lara #80 in 2020.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Edie held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Lara in 27.
Highest recorded here: Edie #108 in 2018, Lara #85 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Edie #158, Lara #98.
Republic of Ireland · Girls21 shared years, 2004–2025
Edie held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Lara in 21.
Highest recorded here: Edie #157 in 2020, Lara #80 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Edie #325, Lara #102.
Northern Ireland · Girls14 shared years, 2006–2024
Edie held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Lara in 14.
Highest recorded here: Edie #175 in 2016, Lara #51 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Edie #288, Lara #110.
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 | Edie | Lara |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | 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, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #325 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #102 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Edie and Lara both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Edie
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1168 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 recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #108 among girls in England and Wales, in 2018 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #325 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