Codie vs Fionnuala
Codie and Fionnualacompared 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 2011, Codie was ranked #444 and Fionnuala #444 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2009, Codie was ranked #742 and Fionnuala #641 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Codie was ranked #4843 and Fionnuala #5891 among girls in England and Wales.
Codie and Fionnuala over time
Codie and Fionnuala appear together in 3 published lists, across 51 years of shared records. Fionnuala held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Codie in 1.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Fionnuala reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Codie 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
Codie and Fionnuala changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #4843 and #5891.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Codie #173 in 2003, Fionnuala #126 in 2001.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls26 shared years, 1996–2024
Codie held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Fionnuala in 3.
Highest recorded here: Codie #324 in 2003, Fionnuala #955 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Codie #4843, Fionnuala #5891.
Northern Ireland · Girls14 shared years, 1997–2011
Codie held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Fionnuala in 9.
Highest recorded here: Codie #173 in 2003, Fionnuala #126 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2011: Codie #444, Fionnuala #444.
Republic of Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 1995–2009
Codie held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Fionnuala in 10.
Highest recorded here: Codie #413 in 2000, Fionnuala #193 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2009: Codie #742, Fionnuala #641.
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 | Codie | Fionnuala |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | 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, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Northern Ireland · Boys #404 (2024) | 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) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Codie has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Fionnuala.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Codie
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1997–2011
Highest recorded position: #173 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2003 (recorded 1997–2011).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Fionnuala
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #135 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 recorded1964–2019
Highest recorded position: #116 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1966 (recorded 1964–2019).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls