Iqra vs Lara
Iqra 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Iqra was ranked #281 and Lara #98 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Iqra was ranked #885 and Lara #102 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Girls
In 2024, Iqra was ranked #489 and Lara #169 among girls in Norway.
Iqra and Lara over time
Iqra and Lara appear together in 2 published lists, across 56 years of shared records. Lara held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Iqra 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.
Iqra reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Lara 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Iqra and Lara were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #281 and #98.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Iqra held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Lara in 30.
Highest recorded here: Iqra #184 in 2002, Lara #85 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Iqra #281, Lara #98.
Norway · Girls26 shared years, 1990–2024
Iqra held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Lara in 20.
Highest recorded here: Iqra #291 in 1998, Lara #132 in 2020.
The order changed in 2000: Lara moved ahead. In 1999 they stood at #291 and #615; by 2000 that had become #603 and #311.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Iqra #489, Lara #169.
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 | Iqra | Lara |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #281 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #98 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Iqra and Lara both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Iqra
Popularity journey
First recorded1988
First recorded at #522 among girls in Norway in 1988 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #184 among girls in England and Wales, in 2002 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #281 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Lara
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1999–2023
Highest recorded position: #25 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2002 (recorded 1999–2023).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #98 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls