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Lara vs Rosarie

Lara and Rosariecompared 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 Rosarie #476 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Lara and Rosarie over time

Lara and Rosarie appear together in 1 published list, across 13 years of shared records. Lara held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Rosarie 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.

Rosarie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 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.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls13 shared years, 19681983

    Lara held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Rosarie in 6.

    Highest recorded here: Lara #285 in 1972, Rosarie #225 in 1968.

    The order changed in 1978: Lara moved ahead. In 1977 they stood at #518 and #429; by 1978 that had become #388 and #522.

    Most recent shared year, 1983: Lara #401, Rosarie #476.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Lara, Rosarie
FieldLaraRosarie
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, NOIE
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #98 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #476 (1983)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10082/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10040/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Lara has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Rosarie.
  • Both names have recorded usage in 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

Rosarie

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #206 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 recorded1964–1983

    Highest recorded position: #206 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–1983).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent1983

    Most recently recorded at #476 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1983.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls