Ana vs Daria
Ana and Dariacompared 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 2018, Ana was ranked #171 and Daria #434 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Ana was ranked #294 and Daria #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Ana was ranked #351 and Daria #638 among girls in Scotland.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Ana was ranked #391 and Daria #428 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ana was ranked #392 and Daria #583 among girls in England and Wales.
Ana and Daria over time
Ana and Daria appear together in 3 published lists, across 97 years of shared records. Ana held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Daria in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Ana reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Daria in 1. 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
Ana and Daria changed places 6 times in Norway · Girls between 1978 and 2025, ending at #391 and #428.
- Longest-running competitions
Ana and Daria were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 44 years, from 1978 to 2025, ending at #391 and #428.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Ana #288 in 2018, Daria #313 in 2019.
List by list
Norway · Girls44 shared years, 1978–2025
Ana held the stronger position in 41 of those years, Daria in 3.
Highest recorded here: Ana #131 in 1980, Daria #237 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ana #391, Daria #428.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Ana held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Daria in 3.
Highest recorded here: Ana #288 in 2018, Daria #313 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ana #392, Daria #583.
Republic of Ireland · Girls24 shared years, 2000–2025
Ana held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Daria in 9.
Highest recorded here: Ana #212 in 2023, Daria #224 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ana #294, Daria #885.
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 | Ana | Daria |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | As an internationally-used given name, traditionally interpreted as 'grace' or 'favour', via the Anna/Hannah lineage rooted in Hebrew hanan. This is very likely the name's real origin as commonly used — the official Maori dictionary's only entries for this exact spelling are an unrelated common noun ('cave, tunnel') and grammatical particles, none tagged as a personal name. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Hebrew, via Anna — not Maori, despite superficial catalogue grouping | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈa.na/ | 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, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #294 (2025) | Norway · Girls #428 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ana has a recorded origin (Hebrew, via Anna — not Maori, despite superficial catalogue grouping); Daria does not have one recorded yet.
- Ana and Daria both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Ana; Daria doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Ana
Popularity journey
First recorded1949
First recorded at #329 among girls in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1949–2025
Highest recorded position: #131 among girls in Norway, in 1980 (recorded 1949–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #391 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Daria
Popularity journey
First recorded1978
First recorded at #602 among girls in Norway in 1978 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1999–2025
Highest recorded position: #224 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2009 (recorded 1999–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #428 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls