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Codie vs Dervla

Codie and Dervlacompared 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 2010, Codie was ranked #283 and Dervla #430 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2009, Codie was ranked #742 and Dervla #742 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2016, Codie was ranked #2757 and Dervla #5785 among girls in England and Wales.

Codie and Dervla over time

Codie and Dervla appear together in 3 published lists, across 35 years of shared records. Codie held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Dervla in 1.

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.

Dervla reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Codie in 1. 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

    Codie and Dervla changed places 7 times in Northern Ireland · Girls between 1997 and 2010, ending at #283 and #430.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Codie #413 in 2000, Dervla #238 in 2001.

List by list

  • Northern Ireland · Girls12 shared years, 19972010

    Codie held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Dervla in 4.

    Highest recorded here: Codie #173 in 2003, Dervla #161 in 1997.

    The order changed in 2010: Codie moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #364 and #364; by 2010 that had become #283 and #430.

    Most recent shared year, 2010: Codie #283, Dervla #430.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls12 shared years, 19952009

    Codie held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Dervla in 6.

    Highest recorded here: Codie #413 in 2000, Dervla #238 in 2001.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2009: Codie #742, Dervla #742.

  • England and Wales · Girls11 shared years, 19962016

    Codie held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Dervla in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Codie #324 in 2003, Dervla #1666 in 1997.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2016: Codie #2757, Dervla #5785.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Codie, Dervla
FieldCodieDervla
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usageUsed for both boys and girlsfemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IEGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE
Most recent popularity observationNorthern Ireland · Boys #404 (2024)Republic of Ireland · Girls #651 (2017)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Codie and Dervla both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Codie

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1995

    First recorded at #451 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1995 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1997–2011

    Highest recorded position: #173 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2003 (recorded 1997–2011).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls

Dervla

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1966

    First recorded at #380 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1997–2012

    Highest recorded position: #161 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 1997 (recorded 1997–2012).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2017

    Most recently recorded at #651 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2017.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls