Dara vs Leeann
Dara and Leeanncompared 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 1997, Dara was ranked #294 and Leeann #576 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2004, Dara was ranked #2802 and Leeann #4598 among girls in England and Wales.
Dara and Leeann over time
Dara and Leeann appear together in 1 published list, across 19 years of shared records. Dara held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Leeann in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Dara reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Leeann 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
Dara and Leeann changed places 10 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1977 and 1997, ending at #294 and #576.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls19 shared years, 1977–1997
Dara held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Leeann in 4.
Highest recorded here: Dara #224 in 1978, Leeann #313 in 1983.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1997: Dara #294, Leeann #576.
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 | Dara | Leeann |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | Used for both boys and girls | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #108 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4598 (2004) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Dara has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Leeann.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Dara
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #155 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 recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #72 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2010 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #352 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Leeann
Popularity journey
First recorded1977
First recorded at #468 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1977 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1977–1997
Highest recorded position: #313 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1983 (recorded 1977–1997).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2004
Most recently recorded at #4598 among girls in England and Wales, in 2004.
England and Wales · Girls