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Eimer vs Roberta

Eimer and Robertacompared 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 1999, Eimer was ranked #291 and Roberta #344 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2008, Eimer was ranked #862 and Roberta #862 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2005, Eimer was ranked #4798 and Roberta #1200 among girls in England and Wales.

Eimer and Roberta over time

Eimer and Roberta appear together in 1 published list, across 25 years of shared records. Eimer held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Roberta in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

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.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Eimer and Roberta changed places 14 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2008, ending at #862 and #862.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Eimer #234 in 1964, Roberta #234 in 1964.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls25 shared years, 19642008

    Eimer held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Roberta in 7.

    Highest recorded here: Eimer #234 in 1964, Roberta #234 in 1964.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2008: Eimer #862, Roberta #862.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Eimer, Roberta
FieldEimerRoberta
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IEGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE
Most recent popularity observationNorthern Ireland · Girls #426 (2015)England and Wales · Girls #1160 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10082/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Eimer has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Roberta.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Eimer

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #234 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1997–2015

    Highest recorded position: #229 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 1998 (recorded 1997–2015).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2015

    Most recently recorded at #426 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2015.

    Northern Ireland · Girls

Roberta

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #234 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1964–2021

    Highest recorded position: #234 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2021).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #1160 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls