Iarla vs Lorcan
Iarla and Lorcancompared 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 · Boys
In 2024, Iarla was ranked #239 and Lorcan #54 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Iarla was ranked #149 and Lorcan #125 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2015, Iarla was ranked #4747 and Lorcan #692 among boys in England and Wales.
Iarla and Lorcan over time
Iarla and Lorcan appear together in 2 published lists, across 35 years of shared records. Lorcan held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Iarla in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Lorcan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Iarla 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
Republic of Ireland · Boys27 shared years, 1981–2025
Iarla held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Lorcan in 23.
Highest recorded here: Iarla #135 in 2021, Lorcan #87 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Iarla #149, Lorcan #125.
Northern Ireland · Boys8 shared years, 2015–2024
Iarla held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Lorcan in 8.
Highest recorded here: Iarla #239 in 2024, Lorcan #31 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Iarla #239, Lorcan #54.
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 | Iarla | Lorcan |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| 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, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #149 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #125 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Iarla and Lorcan both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Iarla
Popularity journey
First recorded1981
First recorded at #322 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1981 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1981–2025
Highest recorded position: #135 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2021 (recorded 1981–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #149 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Lorcan
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #147 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #31 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #125 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys