Darina vs Hanora
Darina and Hanoracompared 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 Hanora #471 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Darina and Hanora over time
Darina and Hanora appear together in 1 published list, across 24 years of shared records. Darina held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Hanora in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Hanora 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 Hanora changed places 6 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 1996, ending at #534 and #471.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Darina #174 in 1966, Hanora #164 in 1964.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls24 shared years, 1964–1996
Darina held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Hanora in 9.
Highest recorded here: Darina #174 in 1966, Hanora #164 in 1964.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1996: Darina #534, Hanora #471.
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 | Hanora |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| 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 #834 (2020) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Darina and Hanora both have 3 syllables.
- 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
Hanora
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #164 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 recorded1964–2020
Highest recorded position: #164 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2020).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2020
Most recently recorded at #834 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2020.
Republic of Ireland · Girls