Lara vs Lourda
Lara and Lourdacompared 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 · Girls
In 1983, Lara was ranked #401 and Lourda #529 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Lara and Lourda over time
Lara and Lourda appear together in 1 published list, across 9 years of shared records. Lara held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Lourda 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.
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 · Girls9 shared years, 1971–1983
Lara held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Lourda in 4.
Highest recorded here: Lara #326 in 1971, Lourda #303 in 1971.
The order changed in 1981: Lara moved ahead. In 1980 they stood at #518 and #429; by 1981 that had become #386 and #471.
Most recent shared year, 1983: Lara #401, Lourda #529.
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 | Lara | Lourda |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #102 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #529 (1983) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lara and Lourda both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
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 #144 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Lourda
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #380 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1966–1983
Highest recorded position: #303 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1971 (recorded 1966–1983).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent1983
Most recently recorded at #529 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1983.
Republic of Ireland · Girls