Sara vs Siún
Sara and Siúncompared 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 2025, Sara was ranked #127 and Siún #137 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Sara and Siún over time
Sara and Siún appear together in 1 published list, across 8 years of shared records. Sara held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Siún in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Sara reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Siún 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.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 2018–2025
Sara held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Siún in 2.
Highest recorded here: Sara #105 in 2019, Siún #113 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Sara #127, Siún #137.
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 | Sara | Siún |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | A variant spelling of Sarah, traditionally interpreted as 'lady', 'princess', or 'noblewoman'. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Hebrew, widely used across Arabic and other languages | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈsɛrə/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #43 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #137 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Sara has a recorded origin (Hebrew, widely used across Arabic and other languages); Siún does not have one recorded yet.
- Sara has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Siún.
- A meaning is recorded for Sara; Siún doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
Sara
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #385 among girls in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1947–2025
Highest recorded position: #4 among girls in Norway, in 2013 (recorded 1947–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #43 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Siún
Popularity journey
First recorded2018
First recorded at #147 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 2018 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2018–2025
Highest recorded position: #113 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2022 (recorded 2018–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #137 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls