Cassandra vs Nollaig

Cassandra and Nollaigcompared 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 2024, Cassandra was ranked #441 and Nollaig #898 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Cassandra and Nollaig over time

Cassandra and Nollaig appear together in 1 published list, across 14 years of shared records. Cassandra held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Nollaig 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.

Nollaig reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Cassandra 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
Cassandra and Nollaig changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1976 and 2024, ending at #441 and #898.

List by list

Republic of Ireland · Girls14 shared years, 1976–2024
Cassandra held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Nollaig in 6.
Highest recorded here: Cassandra #249 in 1990, Nollaig #296 in 1977.
The order changed in 2024: Cassandra moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #905 and #747; by 2024 that had become #441 and #898.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cassandra #441, Nollaig #898.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Cassandra

Pairs where Cassandra shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Hayley vs Cassandra
Across 21 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Hayley and Cassandra averaged 10.2 places apart, ending at #31 and #90.
Hayley · Cassandra · 21 shared years, 1979–1999 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1999 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Jasmine vs Cassandra
In New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Jasmine moved into the top 50 at #30 in 1996 as Cassandra fell out of it to #51, having been #34 the year before.
Jasmine · Cassandra · 15 shared years, 1982–1999 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 1996 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Zoe vs Cassandra
In New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Zoe moved into the top 50 at #31 in 1996 as Cassandra fell out of it to #51, having been #34 the year before.
Zoe · Cassandra · 18 shared years, 1981–1999 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 1996 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Kylie vs Cassandra
In New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Cassandra moved into the top 50 at #34 in 1989 as Kylie fell out of it to #82, having been #23 the year before.
Kylie · Cassandra · 21 shared years, 1969–1989 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 1989 New South Wales, Australia ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Cassandra, Nollaig
Field	Cassandra	Nollaig
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	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ	IE
Most recent popularity observation	Norway · Girls #340 (2025)	Republic of Ireland · Girls #898 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	70/100	82/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	40/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Cassandra has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Nollaig.
Both names have recorded usage in IE.

How each name got here

Cassandra

Popularity journey

First recorded1969
First recorded at #99 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1969–1999
Highest recorded position: #25 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1992 (recorded 1969–1999).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #340 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls

Nollaig

Popularity journey

First recorded1969
First recorded at #443 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1969–2024
Highest recorded position: #258 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1978 (recorded 1969–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #898 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2024.
Republic of Ireland · Girls