Darina vs Doreen
Darina and Doreencompared 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 1994, Darina was ranked #329 and Doreen #502 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Darina was ranked #5891 and Doreen #5891 among girls in England and Wales.
Darina and Doreen over time
Darina and Doreen appear together in 2 published lists, across 44 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Doreen reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 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 Doreen changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 2005 and 2024, ending at #5891 and #5891.
- Longest-running competitions
Darina and Doreen were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 31 years, from 1964 to 1994, ending at #329 and #502.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Darina #174 in 1966, Doreen #161 in 1965.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls31 shared years, 1964–1994
Darina held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Doreen in 21.
Highest recorded here: Darina #174 in 1966, Doreen #161 in 1965.
The order changed in 1987: Darina moved ahead. In 1986 they stood at #388 and #320; by 1987 that had become #362 and #386.
Most recent shared year, 1994: Darina #329, Doreen #502.
England and Wales · Girls13 shared years, 2005–2024
Darina held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Doreen in 3.
Highest recorded here: Darina #2187 in 2018, Doreen #3031 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Darina #5891, Doreen #5891.
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 | Doreen |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #5891 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Darina has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Doreen.
- 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
Doreen
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #171 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 recorded1964–2001
Highest recorded position: #161 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–2001).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls