Abina vs Dawn
Abina and Dawncompared 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 1989, Abina was ranked #503 and Dawn #146 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2009, Abina was ranked #4564 and Dawn #1752 among girls in England and Wales.
Abina and Dawn over time
Abina and Dawn appear together in 1 published list, across 17 years of shared records. Dawn held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Abina 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.
Abina reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Dawn 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 · Girls17 shared years, 1965–1989
Abina held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Dawn in 14.
Highest recorded here: Abina #214 in 1967, Dawn #118 in 1985.
The order changed in 1968: Dawn moved ahead. In 1967 they stood at #214 and #221; by 1968 that had become #270 and #243.
Most recent shared year, 1989: Abina #503, Dawn #146.
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 | Abina | Dawn |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4564 (2009) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Abina has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Dawn.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Abina
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #221 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1965–1989
Highest recorded position: #214 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1967 (recorded 1965–1989).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2009
Most recently recorded at #4564 among girls in England and Wales, in 2009.
England and Wales · Girls
Dawn
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #274 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
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls