Amanda vs Dearbhail
Amanda and Dearbhailcompared 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 2011, Amanda was ranked #299 and Dearbhail #937 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2007, Amanda was ranked #413 and Dearbhail #413 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Amanda and Dearbhail over time
Amanda and Dearbhail appear together in 2 published lists, across 33 years of shared records. Amanda held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Dearbhail in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Amanda reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Dearbhail 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 · Girls25 shared years, 1970–2011
Amanda held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Dearbhail in 0.
Highest recorded here: Amanda #17 in 1985, Dearbhail #344 in 1988.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2011: Amanda #299, Dearbhail #937.
Northern Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 1997–2007
Amanda held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Dearbhail in 3.
Highest recorded here: Amanda #164 in 1998, Dearbhail #174 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2007: Amanda #413, Dearbhail #413.
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 | Amanda | Dearbhail |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #52 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #937 (2011) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Amanda has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Dearbhail.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Amanda
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #84 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1954–1999
Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1980 (recorded 1954–1999).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #52 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Dearbhail
Popularity journey
First recorded1970
First recorded at #396 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1970 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2007
Highest recorded position: #174 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 1998 (recorded 1997–2007).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2011
Most recently recorded at #937 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2011.
Republic of Ireland · Girls