Breda vs Geraldine
Breda and Geraldinecompared 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 2018, Breda was ranked #629 and Geraldine #896 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2005, Breda was ranked #4798 and Geraldine #2438 among girls in England and Wales.
Breda and Geraldine over time
Breda and Geraldine appear together in 1 published list, across 44 years of shared records. Geraldine held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Breda 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.
Breda reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Geraldine 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
Breda and Geraldine changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2018, ending at #629 and #896.
- Longest-running competitions
Breda and Geraldine were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 44 years, from 1964 to 2018, ending at #629 and #896.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Breda #131 in 1964, Geraldine #7 in 1965.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls44 shared years, 1964–2018
Breda held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Geraldine in 36.
Highest recorded here: Breda #131 in 1964, Geraldine #7 in 1965.
The order changed in 2018: Breda moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #894 and #894; by 2018 that had become #629 and #896.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Breda #629, Geraldine #896.
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 | Breda | Geraldine |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Breda has 2 syllables, compared with 4 for Geraldine.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Breda
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #131 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 recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #131 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Geraldine
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #9 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 recorded1964–2021
Highest recorded position: #7 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–2021).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls