Daphne vs Hajrah
Daphne and Hajrahcompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Daphne was ranked #150 and Hajrah #2411 among girls in England and Wales.
Daphne and Hajrah over time
Daphne and Hajrah appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Daphne held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Hajrah 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.
Hajrah reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Daphne 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
Daphne and Hajrah changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #150 and #2411.
- Mirrored each other
Over 29 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Daphne rose about as far as Hajrah fell — from #3126 and #1434 in 1996 to #150 and #2411 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Daphne held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Hajrah in 11.
Highest recorded here: Daphne #150 in 2024, Hajrah #858 in 2011.
The order changed in 2012: Daphne moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #858 and #858; by 2012 that had become #825 and #887.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Daphne #150, Hajrah #2411.
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 | Daphne | Hajrah |
|---|---|---|
| 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-SCT, IE | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #413 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #2411 (2024) |
| 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
- Daphne and Hajrah both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Daphne
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #234 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 recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #150 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #413 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Hajrah
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1434 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 recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #858 among girls in England and Wales, in 2011 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2411 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls