Dervilla vs Diana
Dervilla and Dianacompared 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 1980, Dervilla was ranked #542 and Diana #283 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Dervilla and Diana over time
Dervilla and Diana appear together in 1 published list, across 17 years of shared records. Diana held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Dervilla in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Dervilla reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Diana 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 · Girls17 shared years, 1964–1980
Dervilla held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Diana in 16.
Highest recorded here: Dervilla #202 in 1965, Diana #201 in 1968.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1980: Dervilla #542, Diana #283.
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 | Dervilla | Diana |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #516 (1993) | Norway · Girls #163 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Dervilla has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Diana.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
Dervilla
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
Highest recorded1964–1993
Highest recorded position: #202 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–1993).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent1993
Most recently recorded at #516 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1993.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Diana
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #89 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 recorded1954–1965
Highest recorded position: #66 among girls in New Zealand, in 1958 (recorded 1954–1965).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #275 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls