Colleen vs Tiarna
Colleen and Tiarnacompared 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 2014, Colleen was ranked #314 and Tiarna #365 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2007, Colleen was ranked #549 and Tiarna #842 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2016, Colleen was ranked #4763 and Tiarna #1689 among girls in England and Wales.
Colleen and Tiarna over time
Colleen and Tiarna appear together in 2 published lists, across 34 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Colleen reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Tiarna 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
Colleen and Tiarna changed places 8 times in Northern Ireland · Girls between 1997 and 2014, ending at #314 and #365.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Colleen #103 in 1999, Tiarna #143 in 2000.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls18 shared years, 1996–2016
Colleen held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Tiarna in 12.
Highest recorded here: Colleen #753 in 1996, Tiarna #878 in 2008.
The order changed in 2003: Tiarna moved ahead. In 2002 they stood at #1530 and #2540; by 2003 that had become #1722 and #1176.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Colleen #4763, Tiarna #1689.
Northern Ireland · Girls16 shared years, 1997–2014
Colleen held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Tiarna in 1.
Highest recorded here: Colleen #103 in 1999, Tiarna #143 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2014: Colleen #314, Tiarna #365.
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 | Colleen | Tiarna |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4843 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Colleen and Tiarna both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Colleen
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #41 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1966
Highest recorded position: #41 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1966).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Tiarna
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2683 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2019
Highest recorded position: #143 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2000 (recorded 1997–2019).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls