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Antonia vs Denisa

Antonia and Denisacompared 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 2018, Antonia was ranked #280 and Denisa #734 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Antonia was ranked #439 and Denisa #2788 among girls in England and Wales.

Antonia and Denisa over time

Antonia and Denisa appear together in 2 published lists, across 43 years of shared records. Antonia held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Denisa 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.

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

    Antonia and Denisa changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 2000 and 2018, ending at #280 and #734.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls27 shared years, 19992025

    Antonia held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Denisa in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Antonia #198 in 1999, Denisa #1172 in 2016.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Antonia #439, Denisa #2788.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls16 shared years, 20002018

    Antonia held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Denisa in 4.

    Highest recorded here: Antonia #244 in 2015, Denisa #352 in 2002.

    The order changed in 2011: Antonia moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #758 and #758; by 2011 that had become #437 and #612.

    Most recent shared year, 2018: Antonia #280, Denisa #734.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Antonia, Denisa
FieldAntoniaDenisa
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables33
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NOGB-ENW, IE
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #439 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #2788 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Antonia and Denisa both have 3 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Antonia

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1966

    First recorded at #344 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

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #189 among girls in England and Wales, in 1998 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #439 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Denisa

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1999

    First recorded at #2189 among girls in England and Wales in 1999 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2000–2018

    Highest recorded position: #352 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2002 (recorded 2000–2018).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2788 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls