Bernice vs Donna
Bernice and Donnacompared 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 2014, Bernice was ranked #876 and Donna #876 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Bernice was ranked #4192 and Donna #5891 among girls in England and Wales.
Bernice and Donna over time
Bernice and Donna appear together in 2 published lists, across 64 years of shared records. Donna held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Bernice 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
Bernice and Donna changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #4192 and #5891.
- Longest-running competitions
Bernice and Donna were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 35 years, from 1964 to 2014, ending at #876 and #876.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Bernice #1074 in 1997, Donna #441 in 1996.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls35 shared years, 1964–2014
Bernice held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Donna in 33.
Highest recorded here: Bernice #236 in 1966, Donna #33 in 1982.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2014: Bernice #876, Donna #876.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Bernice held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Donna in 14.
Highest recorded here: Bernice #1074 in 1997, Donna #441 in 1996.
The order changed in 2022: Bernice moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #5581 and #4634; by 2022 that had become #2488 and #5669.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Bernice #4192, Donna #5891.
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 | Bernice | Donna |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4192 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #736 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Bernice has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Donna.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Bernice
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #257 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 recorded1964–2015
Highest recorded position: #236 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1966 (recorded 1964–2015).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Donna
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #91 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1953–1982
Highest recorded position: #5 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1964 (recorded 1953–1982).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls