Beatrice vs Derval
Beatrice and Dervalcompared 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 2007, Beatrice was ranked #326 and Derval #705 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Beatrice and Derval over time
Beatrice and Derval appear together in 1 published list, across 19 years of shared records. Beatrice held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Derval in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Beatrice reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Derval in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
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
Beatrice and Derval changed places 8 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2007, ending at #326 and #705.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Beatrice #234 in 1964, Derval #236 in 1966.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls19 shared years, 1964–2007
Beatrice held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Derval in 7.
Highest recorded here: Beatrice #234 in 1964, Derval #236 in 1966.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2007: Beatrice #326, Derval #705.
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 | Beatrice | Derval |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #121 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #705 (2007) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Beatrice has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Derval.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
Beatrice
Popularity journey
First recorded1956
First recorded at #431 among girls in Norway in 1956 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #80 among girls in England and Wales, in 2016 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #121 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Derval
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1964–2007
Highest recorded position: #236 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1966 (recorded 1964–2007).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2007
Most recently recorded at #705 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2007.
Republic of Ireland · Girls