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Averil vs Rosalind

Averil and Rosalindcompared 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 1990, Averil was ranked #517 and Rosalind #446 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 1996, Averil was ranked #3795 and Rosalind #455 among girls in England and Wales.

Averil and Rosalind over time

Averil and Rosalind appear together in 1 published list, across 13 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

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

    Averil and Rosalind changed places 6 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 1990, ending at #517 and #446.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Averil #300 in 1964, Rosalind #274 in 1964.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls13 shared years, 19641990

    Averil held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Rosalind in 5.

    Highest recorded here: Averil #300 in 1964, Rosalind #274 in 1964.

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

    Most recent shared year, 1990: Averil #517, Rosalind #446.

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 Averil, Rosalind
FieldAverilRosalind
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, IEGB-ENW, IE
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #3795 (1996)England and Wales · Girls #1894 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10076/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)60/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

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

How each name got here

Averil

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #300 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

  2. Highest recorded1964–1990

    Highest recorded position: #300 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–1990).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent1990

    Most recently recorded at #517 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1990.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

Rosalind

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #274 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

  2. Highest recorded1964–2020

    Highest recorded position: #274 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2020).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #1894 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls