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Davinia vs Therese

Davinia and Theresecompared 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 1981, Davinia was ranked #533 and Therese #144 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2011, Davinia was ranked #4764 and Therese #3549 among girls in England and Wales.

Davinia and Therese over time

Davinia and Therese appear together in 1 published list, across 11 years of shared records. Therese held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Davinia 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.

Therese reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Davinia 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

    Davinia and Therese changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1997 and 2011, ending at #4764 and #3549.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Davinia #1995 in 2000, Therese #2165 in 1998.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls11 shared years, 19972011

    Davinia held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Therese in 5.

    Highest recorded here: Davinia #1995 in 2000, Therese #2165 in 1998.

    The order changed in 2007: Therese moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #2727 and #4373; by 2007 that had become #5201 and #2895.

    Most recent shared year, 2011: Davinia #4764, Therese #3549.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Davinia, Therese
FieldDaviniaTherese
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables33
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, IEAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #4764 (2011)Norway · Girls #487 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10082/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)60/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Davinia and Therese both have 3 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Davinia

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1997

    First recorded at #2152 among girls in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Most recent2011

    Most recently recorded at #4764 among girls in England and Wales, in 2011.

    England and Wales · Girls

Therese

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1946

    First recorded at #363 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1946–2025

    Highest recorded position: #21 among girls in Norway, in 1986 (recorded 1946–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #487 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls