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Lara vs Olive

Lara and Olivecompared 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, Lara was ranked #98 and Olive #47 among girls in England and Wales.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 2023, Lara was ranked #81 and Olive #61 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Lara was ranked #102 and Olive #247 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Lara was ranked #131 and Olive #106 among girls in Scotland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2024, Lara was ranked #110 and Olive #119 among girls in Northern Ireland.

Lara and Olive over time

Lara and Olive appear together in 4 published lists, across 106 years of shared records. Lara held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Olive in 0.

The order between them changed and held in 3 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Lara reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, Olive 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.

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.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 2020, Olive moved ahead of Lara in England and Wales · Girls — #97 and #109 the year before became #101 and #99.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Lara and Olive were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #98 and #47.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Lara #51 in 2023, Olive #119 in 2024.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls54 shared years, 1968–2025

    Lara held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Olive in 23.

    Highest recorded here: Lara #80 in 2002, Olive #34 in 1975.

    The order changed in 1995: Lara moved ahead. In 1994 they stood at #450 and #450; by 1995 that had become #272 and #352.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Lara #102, Olive #247.

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Lara held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Olive in 6.

    Highest recorded here: Lara #85 in 2022, Olive #47 in 2025.

    The order changed in 2020: Olive moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #97 and #109; by 2020 that had become #101 and #99.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Lara #98, Olive #47.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls11 shared years, 2013–2023

    Lara held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Olive in 3.

    Highest recorded here: Lara #53 in 2013, Olive #55 in 2022.

    The order changed in 2021: Olive moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #67 and #78; by 2021 that had become #67 and #61.

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Lara #81, Olive #61.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 2013–2024

    Lara held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Olive in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Lara #51 in 2023, Olive #119 in 2024.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Lara #110, Olive #119.

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.

Other comparisons involving Lara

Pairs where Lara shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Olive

Pairs where Olive shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — close in one country, far apart in another.

All close in one country, far apart in another→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Lara, Olive
FieldLaraOlive
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NOAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #98 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #47 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Lara has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Olive.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Lara

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1999–2023

    Highest recorded position: #25 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2002 (recorded 1999–2023).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #98 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Olive

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #72 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2010–2023

    Highest recorded position: #21 among girls in New Zealand, in 2022 (recorded 2010–2023).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #47 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls