Corina vs Dympna
Corina and Dympnacompared 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 1992, Corina was ranked #523 and Dympna #523 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Corina and Dympna over time
Corina and Dympna appear together in 1 published list, across 21 years of shared records. Dympna held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Corina in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Corina reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Dympna 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
Corina and Dympna changed places 7 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1971 and 1992, ending at #523 and #523.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Corina #234 in 1971, Dympna #200 in 1972.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls21 shared years, 1971–1992
Corina held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Dympna in 11.
Highest recorded here: Corina #234 in 1971, Dympna #200 in 1972.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1992: Corina #523, Dympna #523.
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 | Corina | Dympna |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5493 (2020) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #502 (1994) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Corina has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Dympna.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
Corina
Popularity journey
First recorded1971
First recorded at #234 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1971–2006
Highest recorded position: #234 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1971 (recorded 1971–2006).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2020
Most recently recorded at #5493 among girls in England and Wales, in 2020.
England and Wales · Girls
Dympna
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #109 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 recorded1964–1994
Highest recorded position: #109 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–1994).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent1994
Most recently recorded at #502 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1994.
Republic of Ireland · Girls