Dawn vs Moira
Dawn and Moiracompared 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 2025, Dawn was ranked #885 and Moira #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Dawn was ranked #3318 and Moira #4192 among girls in England and Wales.
Dawn and Moira over time
Dawn and Moira appear together in 2 published lists, across 71 years of shared records. Dawn held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Moira in 0.
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
Dawn and Moira changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #3318 and #4192.
- Longest-running competitions
Dawn and Moira were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 49 years, from 1964 to 2025, ending at #885 and #608.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Dawn #620 in 1996, Moira #2738 in 1997.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls49 shared years, 1964–2025
Dawn held the stronger position in 36 of those years, Moira in 9.
Highest recorded here: Dawn #118 in 1985, Moira #209 in 1971.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Dawn #885, Moira #608.
England and Wales · Girls22 shared years, 1996–2024
Dawn held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Moira in 2.
Highest recorded here: Dawn #620 in 1996, Moira #2738 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Dawn #3318, Moira #4192.
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 | Dawn | Moira |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Dawn has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Moira.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Dawn
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #274 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
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Moira
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #215 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 recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #209 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1971 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls