Deirdre vs Maureen
Deirdre and Maureencompared 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 2013, Deirdre was ranked #747 and Maureen #747 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 1999, Deirdre was ranked #3900 and Maureen #1805 among girls in England and Wales.
Deirdre and Maureen over time
Deirdre and Maureen appear together in 1 published list, across 46 years of shared records. Deirdre held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Maureen in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Maureen reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Deirdre 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Deirdre and Maureen were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 46 years, from 1964 to 2013, ending at #747 and #747.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Deirdre #7 in 1966, Maureen #91 in 1964.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls46 shared years, 1964–2013
Deirdre held the stronger position in 45 of those years, Maureen in 0.
Highest recorded here: Deirdre #7 in 1966, Maureen #91 in 1964.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Deirdre #747, Maureen #747.
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 | Deirdre | Maureen |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #871 (2019) | England and Wales · Girls #3695 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Deirdre and Maureen both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Deirdre
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #14 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 recorded1964–2019
Highest recorded position: #7 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1966 (recorded 1964–2019).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2019
Most recently recorded at #871 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2019.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Maureen
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #31 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1962
Highest recorded position: #31 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1962).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3695 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls