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, 1999–2025
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, 2000–2018
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
| Field | Antonia | Denisa |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #439 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #2788 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
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
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
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #189 among girls in England and Wales, in 1998 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #439 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Denisa
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded2000–2018
Highest recorded position: #352 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2002 (recorded 2000–2018).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2788 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls