Ieva vs Leah

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 2008, Ieva was ranked #439 and Leah #17 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• Norway · Girls

  In 2019, Ieva was ranked #513 and Leah #25 among girls in Norway.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2021, Ieva was ranked #883 and Leah #37 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2023, Ieva was ranked #4709 and Leah #169 among girls in England and Wales.

Ieva and Leah over time

Ieva and Leah appear together in 3 published lists, across 55 years of shared records. Leah held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Ieva 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.

Leah reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Ieva 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.

List by list

• England and Wales · Girls22 shared years, 1999–2023

  Ieva held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Leah in 22.

  Highest recorded here: Ieva #1489 in 2011, Leah #24 in 2004.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2023: Ieva #4709, Leah #169.

• Norway · Girls20 shared years, 1982–2019

  Ieva held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Leah in 10.

  Highest recorded here: Ieva #190 in 1989, Leah #13 in 2012.

  The order changed in 1996: Leah moved ahead. In 1995 they stood at #384 and #639; by 1996 that had become #410 and #380.

  Most recent shared year, 2019: Ieva #513, Leah #25.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls13 shared years, 2006–2021

  Ieva held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Leah in 13.

  Highest recorded here: Ieva #379 in 2009, Leah #9 in 2006.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2021: Ieva #883, Leah #37.

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.

Side by side

How each name got here