Dara vs Miranda
Dara and Mirandacompared 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 2024, Dara was ranked #556 and Miranda #898 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Dara was ranked #2574 and Miranda #2411 among girls in England and Wales.
Dara and Miranda over time
Dara and Miranda appear together in 2 published lists, across 57 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.
Miranda reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Dara 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 Miranda changed places 6 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1970 and 2024, ending at #556 and #898.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Dara held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Miranda in 25.
Highest recorded here: Dara #1393 in 1999, Miranda #313 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Dara #2574, Miranda #2411.
Republic of Ireland · Girls28 shared years, 1970–2024
Dara held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Miranda in 3.
Highest recorded here: Dara #194 in 1999, Miranda #272 in 1981.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Dara #556, Miranda #898.
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 | Miranda |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #108 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #898 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Dara has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Miranda.
- 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
Miranda
Popularity journey
First recorded1967
First recorded at #393 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1967–2024
Highest recorded position: #272 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1981 (recorded 1967–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2411 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls