Abina vs Dymphna
Abina and Dymphnacompared 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 1980, Abina was ranked #432 and Dymphna #483 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Abina and Dymphna over time
Abina and Dymphna appear together in 1 published list, across 12 years of shared records. Abina held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Dymphna 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.
Dymphna reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Abina 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Abina and Dymphna changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1966 and 1980, ending at #432 and #483.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Abina #214 in 1967, Dymphna #236 in 1966.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls12 shared years, 1966–1980
Abina held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Dymphna in 2.
Highest recorded here: Abina #214 in 1967, Dymphna #236 in 1966.
The order changed in 1980: Abina moved ahead. In 1979 they stood at #518 and #518; by 1980 that had become #432 and #483.
Most recent shared year, 1980: Abina #432, Dymphna #483.
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 | Dymphna |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4564 (2009) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #521 (1986) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Abina has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Dymphna.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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
Dymphna
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #236 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1966–1986
Highest recorded position: #236 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1966 (recorded 1966–1986).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent1986
Most recently recorded at #521 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1986.
Republic of Ireland · Girls