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Hanna vs Lara

Hanna 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.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2023, Hanna was ranked #302 and Lara #51 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Norway · Girls

    In 2025, Hanna was ranked #53 and Lara #144 among girls in Norway.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Hanna was ranked #352 and Lara #98 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Hanna was ranked #273 and Lara #102 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Hanna was ranked #244 and Lara #131 among girls in Scotland.

Hanna and Lara over time

Hanna and Lara appear together in 4 published lists, across 139 years of shared records. Lara held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Hanna in 1.

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.

Hanna reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 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.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 2020, Lara moved ahead of Hanna in Republic of Ireland · Girls — #99 and #103 the year before became #145 and #80.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Hanna and Lara changed places 15 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1968 and 2025, ending at #273 and #102.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Hanna and Lara were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #352 and #98.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls46 shared years, 1968–2025

    Hanna held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Lara in 34.

    Highest recorded here: Hanna #86 in 2013, Lara #80 in 2002.

    The order changed in 2020: Lara moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #99 and #103; by 2020 that had become #145 and #80.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Hanna #273, Lara #102.

  • Norway · Girls42 shared years, 1968–2025

    Hanna held the stronger position in 42 of those years, Lara in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Hanna #22 in 2004, Lara #129 in 2022.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Hanna #53, Lara #144.

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Hanna held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Lara in 30.

    Highest recorded here: Hanna #141 in 2016, Lara #85 in 2022.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Hanna #352, Lara #98.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls21 shared years, 1999–2023

    Hanna held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Lara in 21.

    Highest recorded here: Hanna #124 in 2013, Lara #51 in 2023.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Hanna #302, Lara #51.

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 Hanna

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

Other comparisons involving Lara

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

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — repeatedly exchanged positions.

All repeatedly exchanged positions→

Other pairs from Republic of Ireland lists

Pairs measured inside Republic of Ireland's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Republic of Ireland overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Hanna, Lara
FieldHannaLara
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 recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NOAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #53 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #98 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Hanna and Lara both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO.

How each name got here

Hanna

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #164 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #22 among girls in Norway, in 2004 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #352 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Lara

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1999–2023

    Highest recorded position: #25 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2002 (recorded 1999–2023).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #98 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls