Dearbhaile vs Donna
Dearbhaile and Donnacompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 1998, Dearbhaile was ranked #229 and Donna #351 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2013, Dearbhaile was ranked #660 and Donna #894 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Dearbhaile and Donna over time
Dearbhaile and Donna appear together in 1 published list, across 16 years of shared records. Donna held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Dearbhaile 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.
Donna reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Dearbhaile 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.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls16 shared years, 1976–2013
Dearbhaile held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Donna in 15.
Highest recorded here: Dearbhaile #338 in 1991, Donna #36 in 1983.
The order changed in 2013: Dearbhaile moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #862 and #750; by 2013 that had become #660 and #894.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Dearbhaile #660, Donna #894.
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 | Dearbhaile | Donna |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-NIR, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Northern Ireland · Girls #296 (2017) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #736 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 64/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Dearbhaile has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Donna.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Dearbhaile
Popularity journey
First recorded1976
First recorded at #429 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1976 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2017
Highest recorded position: #229 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 1998 (recorded 1997–2017).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2017
Most recently recorded at #296 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2017.
Northern Ireland · Girls
Donna
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #91 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1953–1982
Highest recorded position: #5 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1964 (recorded 1953–1982).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls