Fianna vs Lara
Fianna 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 2020, Fianna was ranked #5493 and Lara #101 among girls in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Fianna was ranked #161 and Lara #110 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2023, Fianna was ranked #856 and Lara #111 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Fianna and Lara over time
Fianna and Lara appear together in 3 published lists, across 38 years of shared records. Lara held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Fianna in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Fianna reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Lara in 1. 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
Fianna and Lara changed places 4 times in Northern Ireland · Girls between 2000 and 2024, ending at #161 and #110.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Fianna #3583 in 2017, Lara #97 in 2019.
List by list
Northern Ireland · Girls20 shared years, 2000–2024
Fianna held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Lara in 17.
Highest recorded here: Fianna #89 in 2021, Lara #51 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Fianna #161, Lara #110.
England and Wales · Girls10 shared years, 2005–2020
Fianna held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Lara in 10.
Highest recorded here: Fianna #3583 in 2017, Lara #97 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Fianna #5493, Lara #101.
Republic of Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 2008–2023
Fianna held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Lara in 8.
Highest recorded here: Fianna #629 in 2018, Lara #91 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Fianna #856, Lara #111.
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 | Fianna | 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, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Northern Ireland · Girls #161 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #98 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Fianna and Lara both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Fianna
Popularity journey
First recorded2000
First recorded at #348 among girls in Northern Ireland in 2000 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Northern Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2000–2024
Highest recorded position: #89 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2021 (recorded 2000–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #161 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2024.
Northern 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 #98 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls