Breda vs Marguerite
Breda and Margueritecompared 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 2010, Breda was ranked #910 and Marguerite #593 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2005, Breda was ranked #4798 and Marguerite #2682 among girls in England and Wales.
Breda and Marguerite over time
Breda and Marguerite appear together in 1 published list, across 39 years of shared records. Breda held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Marguerite 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 Marguerite 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 Marguerite changed places 17 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2010, ending at #910 and #593.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 39 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Breda and Marguerite averaged 57.9 places apart, ending at #910 and #593.
- Longest-running competitions
Breda and Marguerite were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 39 years, from 1964 to 2010, ending at #910 and #593.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls39 shared years, 1964–2010
Breda held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Marguerite in 6.
Highest recorded here: Breda #131 in 1964, Marguerite #161 in 1984.
The order changed in 2010: Marguerite moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #461 and #689; by 2010 that had become #910 and #593.
Most recent shared year, 2010: Breda #910, Marguerite #593.
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 | Marguerite |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #2771 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 64/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Breda has 2 syllables, compared with 4 for Marguerite.
- 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
Marguerite
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #206 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: #161 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1984 (recorded 1964–2015).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2771 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls