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Finley vs Irha

Finley and Irhacompared 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, Finley was ranked #3318 and Irha #429 among girls in England and Wales.

Finley and Irha over time

Finley and Irha appear together in 1 published list, across 12 years of shared records. Irha held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Finley 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.

Finley reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Irha 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.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls12 shared years, 20082024

    Finley held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Irha in 10.

    Highest recorded here: Finley #2674 in 2018, Irha #306 in 2022.

    The order changed in 2015: Irha moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #2862 and #3514; by 2015 that had become #5730 and #2195.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Finley #3318, Irha #429.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Finley

Pairs where Finley shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Finley, Irha
FieldFinleyIrha
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZGB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Boys #159 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #413 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Finley and Irha both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Finley

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #704 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #16 among boys in England and Wales, in 2020 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #159 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

Irha

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2008

    First recorded at #4524 among girls in England and Wales in 2008 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2008–2024

    Highest recorded position: #306 among girls in England and Wales, in 2022 (recorded 2008–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #413 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls