Iarlaith vs Levi
Iarlaith and Levicompared 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 · Boys
In 2025, Iarlaith was ranked #85 and Levi #83 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Iarlaith was ranked #136 and Levi #84 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Iarlaith and Levi over time
Iarlaith and Levi appear together in 2 published lists, across 31 years of shared records. Levi held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Iarlaith in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Levi reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Iarlaith 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.
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
Iarlaith and Levi changed places 6 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 2001 and 2025, ending at #85 and #83.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 22 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Iarlaith and Levi averaged 45.7 places apart, ending at #85 and #83.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Iarlaith #85 in 2025, Levi #83 in 2025.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys22 shared years, 2001–2025
Iarlaith held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Levi in 11.
Highest recorded here: Iarlaith #85 in 2025, Levi #83 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Iarlaith #85, Levi #83.
Northern Ireland · Boys9 shared years, 2009–2024
Iarlaith held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Levi in 9.
Highest recorded here: Iarlaith #136 in 2024, Levi #63 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Iarlaith #136, Levi #84.
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 | Iarlaith | Levi |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Possibly means 'joined' or 'attached' in Hebrew, referencing Levi (third son of Jacob and Leah) as ancestor of the Levite priestly tribe. Behind the Name flags the etymology itself as uncertain. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Biblical Hebrew |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈliːvaɪ/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-NIR, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #85 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #8 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Levi has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Iarlaith does not have one recorded yet.
- Iarlaith and Levi both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Levi; Iarlaith doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Iarlaith
Popularity journey
First recorded1991
First recorded at #324 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1991 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1991–2025
Highest recorded position: #85 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025 (recorded 1991–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #85 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Levi
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #332 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded2004–2025
Highest recorded position: #8 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025 (recorded 2004–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #8 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys