Agnes vs Moira
Agnes and Moiracompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Agnes was ranked #474 and Moira #4192 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Agnes was ranked #736 and Moira #898 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Agnes and Moira over time
Agnes and Moira appear together in 2 published lists, across 65 years of shared records. Agnes held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Moira in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Agnes and Moira changed places 18 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2024, ending at #736 and #898.
- Longest-running competitions
Agnes and Moira were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 43 years, from 1964 to 2024, ending at #736 and #898.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls43 shared years, 1964–2024
Agnes held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Moira in 13.
Highest recorded here: Agnes #101 in 1964, Moira #209 in 1971.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Agnes #736, Moira #898.
England and Wales · Girls22 shared years, 1996–2024
Agnes held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Moira in 0.
Highest recorded here: Agnes #392 in 2018, Moira #2738 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Agnes #474, Moira #4192.
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 | Agnes | Moira |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #49 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Agnes and Moira both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Agnes
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #128 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #39 among girls in Norway, in 2014 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #49 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Moira
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #215 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
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #209 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1971 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls