Eithne vs Ita
Eithne and Itacompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 1997, Eithne was ranked #394 and Ita #576 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2011, Eithne was ranked #4049 and Ita #5785 among girls in England and Wales.
Eithne and Ita over time
Eithne and Ita appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Eithne held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ita 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.
Ita reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Eithne 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Eithne and Ita changed places 7 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 1997, ending at #394 and #576.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 30 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Eithne and Ita averaged 54.7 places apart, ending at #394 and #576.
- Longest-running competitions
Eithne and Ita were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 30 years, from 1964 to 1997, ending at #394 and #576.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Eithne #119 in 1966, Ita #118 in 1964.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls30 shared years, 1964–1997
Eithne held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Ita in 3.
Highest recorded here: Eithne #119 in 1966, Ita #118 in 1964.
The order changed in 1995: Eithne moved ahead. In 1994 they stood at #448 and #448; by 1995 that had become #384 and #516.
Most recent shared year, 1997: Eithne #394, Ita #576.
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 | Eithne | Ita |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #3252 (2015) | England and Wales · Girls #4192 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Eithne and Ita both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Eithne
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #126 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
Highest recorded1964–2013
Highest recorded position: #119 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1966 (recorded 1964–2013).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2015
Most recently recorded at #3252 among girls in England and Wales, in 2015.
England and Wales · Girls
Ita
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #118 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
Highest recorded1964–1997
Highest recorded position: #118 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–1997).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls