Dara vs Moira
Dara and Moiracompared 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 2025, Dara was ranked #352 and Moira #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Dara was ranked #2574 and Moira #4192 among girls in England and Wales.
Dara and Moira over time
Dara and Moira appear together in 2 published lists, across 67 years of shared records. Dara held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Moira 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.
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
Dara and Moira changed places 19 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1966 and 2025, ending at #352 and #608.
- Longest-running competitions
Dara and Moira were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 45 years, from 1966 to 2025, ending at #352 and #608.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Dara #175 in 1969, Moira #209 in 1971.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls45 shared years, 1966–2025
Dara held the stronger position in 32 of those years, Moira in 6.
Highest recorded here: Dara #175 in 1969, Moira #209 in 1971.
The order changed in 2015: Dara moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #894 and #894; by 2015 that had become #431 and #751.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Dara #352, Moira #608.
England and Wales · Girls22 shared years, 1996–2024
Dara held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Moira in 0.
Highest recorded here: Dara #1475 in 2000, Moira #2738 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Dara #2574, Moira #4192.
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 | Moira |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #108 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Dara and Moira both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, 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
Moira
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #215 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 recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #209 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1971 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls