Darina vs Dora
Darina and Doracompared 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 1996, Darina was ranked #534 and Dora #534 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Darina was ranked #5891 and Dora #1065 among girls in England and Wales.
Darina and Dora over time
Darina and Dora appear together in 2 published lists, across 36 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.
Dora reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Darina 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
Darina and Dora changed places 6 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 1996, ending at #534 and #534.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Darina #2187 in 2018, Dora #952 in 2018.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls21 shared years, 2000–2024
Darina held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Dora in 21.
Highest recorded here: Darina #2187 in 2018, Dora #952 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Darina #5891, Dora #1065.
Republic of Ireland · Girls15 shared years, 1964–1996
Darina held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Dora in 3.
Highest recorded here: Darina #174 in 1966, Dora #202 in 1965.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1996: Darina #534, Dora #534.
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 | Darina | Dora |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #1065 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Darina has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Dora.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Darina
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #245 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 recorded1964–2017
Highest recorded position: #174 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1966 (recorded 1964–2017).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Dora
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #222 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 recorded1964–2021
Highest recorded position: #202 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–2021).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1065 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls