Danny vs Donall
Danny and Donallcompared 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 2019, Danny was ranked #81 and Donall #418 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 1997, Danny was ranked #209 and Donall #382 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Danny and Donall over time
Danny and Donall appear together in 1 published list, across 16 years of shared records. Danny held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Donall in 0.
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.
Donall reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Danny 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
Danny and Donall changed places 7 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1973 and 1997, ending at #209 and #382.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Danny #169 in 1991, Donall #215 in 1989.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys16 shared years, 1973–1997
Danny held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Donall in 1.
Highest recorded here: Danny #169 in 1991, Donall #215 in 1989.
The order changed in 1990: Danny moved ahead. In 1989 they stood at #215 and #215; by 1990 that had become #256 and #323.
Most recent shared year, 1997: Danny #209, Donall #382.
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 | Danny | Donall |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #76 (2025) | Northern Ireland · Boys #418 (2019) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Danny and Donall both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Danny
Popularity journey
First recorded1960
First recorded at #95 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1970–2025
Highest recorded position: #41 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2021 (recorded 1970–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #76 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Donall
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #250 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1965–1997
Highest recorded position: #215 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1989 (recorded 1965–1997).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent1997
Most recently recorded at #382 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1997.
Republic of Ireland · Boys