Dana vs Eileen
Dana and Eileencompared 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 2009, Dana was ranked #419 and Eileen #364 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Dana was ranked #718 and Eileen #443 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Dana was ranked #499 and Eileen #501 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Dana was ranked #934 and Eileen #855 among girls in England and Wales.
Dana and Eileen over time
Dana and Eileen appear together in 3 published lists, across 91 years of shared records. Eileen held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Dana 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Dana and Eileen changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1967 and 2025, ending at #499 and #501.
- Longest-running competitions
Dana and Eileen were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 31 years, from 1967 to 2025, ending at #499 and #501.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Dana #334 in 1981, Eileen #295 in 1981.
List by list
Norway · Girls31 shared years, 1967–2025
Dana held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Eileen in 23.
Highest recorded here: Dana #334 in 1981, Eileen #295 in 1981.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Dana #499, Eileen #501.
Republic of Ireland · Girls31 shared years, 1970–2025
Dana held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Eileen in 30.
Highest recorded here: Dana #293 in 1998, Eileen #27 in 1970.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Dana #718, Eileen #443.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Dana held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Eileen in 3.
Highest recorded here: Dana #210 in 1997, Eileen #855 in 2024.
The order changed in 2022: Eileen moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #957 and #1069; by 2022 that had become #982 and #876.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Dana #934, Eileen #855.
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 | Dana | Eileen |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #499 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #443 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Dana and Eileen both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Dana
Popularity journey
First recorded1967
First recorded at #496 among girls in Norway in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #210 among girls in England and Wales, in 1997 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #499 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Eileen
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #324 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #17 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #501 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls