Fatima vs Liadh
Fatima and Liadhcompared 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 2025, Fatima was ranked #196 and Liadh #196 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Fatima and Liadh over time
Fatima and Liadh appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Fatima held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Liadh 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
Fatima and Liadh changed places 8 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1991 and 2025, ending at #196 and #196.
- Longest-running competitions
Fatima and Liadh were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 30 years, from 1991 to 2025, ending at #196 and #196.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Fatima #196 in 2025, Liadh #196 in 2025.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls30 shared years, 1991–2025
Fatima held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Liadh in 5.
Highest recorded here: Fatima #196 in 2025, Liadh #196 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Fatima #196, Liadh #196.
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 | Fatima | Liadh |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #196 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #196 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Fatima has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Liadh.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
Fatima
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #255 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #76 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #317 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Liadh
Popularity journey
First recorded1991
First recorded at #515 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1991 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1991–2025
Highest recorded position: #196 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025 (recorded 1991–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #196 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls