Alanah vs Dervla
Alanah and Dervlacompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2010, Alanah was ranked #430 and Dervla #430 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2017, Alanah was ranked #873 and Dervla #651 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2016, Alanah was ranked #1920 and Dervla #5785 among girls in England and Wales.
Alanah and Dervla over time
Alanah and Dervla appear together in 2 published lists, across 32 years of shared records. Alanah held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Dervla in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Dervla reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Alanah 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
Alanah and Dervla changed places 10 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1992 and 2017, ending at #873 and #651.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Alanah #672 in 1997, Dervla #1666 in 1997.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls21 shared years, 1992–2017
Alanah held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Dervla in 10.
Highest recorded here: Alanah #225 in 2001, Dervla #235 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Alanah #873, Dervla #651.
England and Wales · Girls11 shared years, 1996–2016
Alanah held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Dervla in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alanah #672 in 1997, Dervla #1666 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Alanah #1920, Dervla #5785.
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 | Alanah | Dervla |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #2574 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #651 (2017) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alanah has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Dervla.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Alanah
Popularity journey
First recorded1992
First recorded at #523 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1992 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1992–2022
Highest recorded position: #225 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2001 (recorded 1992–2022).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2574 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Dervla
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #380 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 recorded1997–2012
Highest recorded position: #161 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 1997 (recorded 1997–2012).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2017
Most recently recorded at #651 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2017.
Republic of Ireland · Girls