Barbara vs Dorota
Barbara and Dorotacompared 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.
Norway · Girls
In 1994, Barbara was ranked #399 and Dorota #618 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2018, Barbara was ranked #629 and Dorota #734 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2021, Barbara was ranked #1351 and Dorota #5581 among girls in England and Wales.
Barbara and Dorota over time
Barbara and Dorota appear together in 2 published lists, across 51 years of shared records. Barbara held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Dorota in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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
Barbara and Dorota changed places 16 times in Norway · Girls between 1958 and 1994, ending at #399 and #618.
- Longest-running competitions
Barbara and Dorota were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 37 years, from 1958 to 1994, ending at #399 and #618.
List by list
Norway · Girls37 shared years, 1958–1994
Barbara held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Dorota in 11.
Highest recorded here: Barbara #167 in 1960, Dorota #172 in 1969.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1994: Barbara #399, Dorota #618.
England and Wales · Girls14 shared years, 2007–2021
Barbara held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Dorota in 0.
Highest recorded here: Barbara #886 in 2018, Dorota #2843 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Barbara #1351, Dorota #5581.
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 | Barbara | Dorota |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #2000 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #5581 (2021) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Barbara and Dorota both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Barbara
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #271 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1954–1971
Highest recorded position: #10 among girls in New Zealand, in 1954 (recorded 1954–1971).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2000 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Dorota
Popularity journey
First recorded1958
First recorded at #408 among girls in Norway in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1958–1994
Highest recorded position: #172 among girls in Norway, in 1969 (recorded 1958–1994).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2021
Most recently recorded at #5581 among girls in England and Wales, in 2021.
England and Wales · Girls