Lara vs Roise
Lara and Roisecompared 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 2017, Lara was ranked #91 and Roise #189 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Lara was ranked #92 and Roise #4709 among girls in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Lara was ranked #110 and Roise #97 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Lara and Roise over time
Lara and Roise appear together in 2 published lists, across 45 years of shared records. Lara held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Roise 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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 2024, Roise moved ahead of Lara in Northern Ireland · Girls — #51 and #95 the year before became #110 and #97.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Lara and Roise changed places 7 times in Northern Ireland · Girls between 1997 and 2024, ending at #110 and #97.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 26 shared years in Northern Ireland · Girls, Lara and Roise averaged 57.6 places apart, ending at #110 and #97.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Lara #51 in 2023, Roise #79 in 2022.
List by list
Northern Ireland · Girls26 shared years, 1997–2024
Lara held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Roise in 6.
Highest recorded here: Lara #51 in 2023, Roise #79 in 2022.
The order changed in 2024: Roise moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #51 and #95; by 2024 that had become #110 and #97.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Lara #110, Roise #97.
Republic of Ireland · Girls19 shared years, 1981–2017
Lara held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Roise in 0.
Highest recorded here: Lara #80 in 2002, Roise #189 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Lara #91, Roise #189.
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 | Roise |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #102 (2025) | Northern Ireland · Girls #97 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lara and Roise both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, 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
Roise
Popularity journey
First recorded1981
First recorded at #533 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1981 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #79 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2022 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #97 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2024.
Northern Ireland · Girls