Audrey vs Dervla
Audrey 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2016, Audrey was ranked #315 and Dervla #5785 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2017, Audrey was ranked #471 and Dervla #651 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Audrey and Dervla over time
Audrey and Dervla appear together in 2 published lists, across 54 years of shared records. Audrey held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Dervla 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
Audrey and Dervla changed places 6 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1966 and 2017, ending at #471 and #651.
- Longest-running competitions
Audrey and Dervla were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 43 years, from 1966 to 2017, ending at #471 and #651.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls43 shared years, 1966–2017
Audrey held the stronger position in 35 of those years, Dervla in 7.
Highest recorded here: Audrey #44 in 1967, Dervla #235 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Audrey #471, Dervla #651.
England and Wales · Girls11 shared years, 1996–2016
Audrey held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Dervla in 0.
Highest recorded here: Audrey #315 in 2016, Dervla #1666 in 1997.
The order changed in 1999: Audrey moved ahead. In 1998 they stood at #1666 and #1666; by 1999 that had become #1317 and #3225.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Audrey #315, 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 | Audrey | 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #34 (2025) | 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
- Audrey and Dervla both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Audrey
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #85 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2008–2025
Highest recorded position: #19 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2021 (recorded 2008–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #34 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · 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