Bronagh vs Davina
Bronagh and Davinacompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2002, Bronagh was ranked #91 and Davina #339 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Bronagh was ranked #352 and Davina #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Bronagh was ranked #5927 and Davina #763 among girls in England and Wales.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Bronagh was ranked #790 and Davina #790 among girls in Scotland.
Bronagh and Davina over time
Bronagh and Davina appear together in 2 published lists, across 61 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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
Bronagh and Davina changed places 6 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1967 and 2025, ending at #352 and #885.
- Longest-running competitions
Bronagh and Davina were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 36 years, from 1967 to 2025, ending at #352 and #885.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls36 shared years, 1967–2025
Bronagh held the stronger position in 33 of those years, Davina in 2.
Highest recorded here: Bronagh #126 in 2004, Davina #254 in 1977.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Bronagh #352, Davina #885.
England and Wales · Girls25 shared years, 1996–2025
Bronagh held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Davina in 25.
Highest recorded here: Bronagh #1176 in 1997, Davina #323 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Bronagh #5927, Davina #763.
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 | Bronagh | Davina |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #352 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #763 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 74/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Bronagh has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Davina.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Bronagh
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #325 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #60 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 1998 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Davina
Popularity journey
First recorded1967
First recorded at #354 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1967–2025
Highest recorded position: #254 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1977 (recorded 1967–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #763 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls