Darina vs Lavinia
Darina and Laviniacompared 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 2017, Darina was ranked #873 and Lavinia #873 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Darina was ranked #3035 and Lavinia #1166 among girls in England and Wales.
Darina and Lavinia over time
Darina and Lavinia appear together in 2 published lists, across 46 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.
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
Darina and Lavinia changed places 7 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1966 and 2017, ending at #873 and #873.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Darina #2187 in 2018, Lavinia #622 in 2016.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls24 shared years, 1966–2017
Darina held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Lavinia in 3.
Highest recorded here: Darina #174 in 1966, Lavinia #284 in 1976.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Darina #873, Lavinia #873.
England and Wales · Girls22 shared years, 2000–2025
Darina held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Lavinia in 22.
Highest recorded here: Darina #2187 in 2018, Lavinia #622 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Darina #3035, Lavinia #1166.
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 | Lavinia |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #3035 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #1166 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Darina and Lavinia both have 3 syllables.
- 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 recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3035 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Lavinia
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #380 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1966–2024
Highest recorded position: #284 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1976 (recorded 1966–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1166 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls