Daire vs Emmanuel
Daire and Emmanuelcompared 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 · Boys
In 2014, Daire was ranked #75 and Emmanuel #398 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Daire was ranked #244 and Emmanuel #286 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Daire was ranked #4991 and Emmanuel #266 among boys in England and Wales.
Daire and Emmanuel over time
Daire and Emmanuel appear together in 2 published lists, across 51 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Daire reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Emmanuel 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
Daire and Emmanuel changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1971 and 2025, ending at #244 and #286.
- Longest-running competitions
Daire and Emmanuel were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 38 years, from 1971 to 2025, ending at #244 and #286.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys38 shared years, 1971–2025
Daire held the stronger position in 36 of those years, Emmanuel in 2.
Highest recorded here: Daire #88 in 1997, Emmanuel #95 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Daire #244, Emmanuel #286.
England and Wales · Boys13 shared years, 1996–2023
Daire held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Emmanuel in 13.
Highest recorded here: Daire #2020 in 1996, Emmanuel #166 in 2006.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Daire #4991, Emmanuel #266.
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 | Daire | Emmanuel |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | 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, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #244 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #286 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Daire has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Emmanuel.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Daire
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #191 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #40 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2018 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #483 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Emmanuel
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #504 among boys in Norway in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1966–2025
Highest recorded position: #95 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2003 (recorded 1966–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #349 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys