Darina vs Ethna
Darina and Ethnacompared 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 1991, Darina was ranked #187 and Ethna #515 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Darina and Ethna over time
Darina and Ethna appear together in 1 published list, across 21 years of shared records. Darina held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ethna 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.
Ethna 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 Ethna changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 1991, ending at #187 and #515.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Darina #174 in 1966, Ethna #202 in 1965.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls21 shared years, 1964–1991
Darina held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Ethna in 8.
Highest recorded here: Darina #174 in 1966, Ethna #202 in 1965.
The order changed in 1980: Darina moved ahead. In 1979 they stood at #346 and #346; by 1980 that had become #337 and #483.
Most recent shared year, 1991: Darina #187, Ethna #515.
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 | Ethna |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #515 (1991) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Darina has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Ethna.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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
Ethna
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #226 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 recorded1964–1991
Highest recorded position: #202 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–1991).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent1991
Most recently recorded at #515 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1991.
Republic of Ireland · Girls