Dervla vs Eimhear
Dervla and Eimhearcompared 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 2012, Dervla was ranked #383 and Eimhear #383 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2004, Dervla was ranked #677 and Eimhear #677 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Dervla and Eimhear over time
Dervla and Eimhear appear together in 1 published list, across 12 years of shared records. Eimhear held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Dervla in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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
Dervla and Eimhear changed places 4 times in Northern Ireland · Girls between 1997 and 2012, ending at #383 and #383.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Dervla #161 in 1997, Eimhear #154 in 1997.
List by list
Northern Ireland · Girls12 shared years, 1997–2012
Dervla held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Eimhear in 7.
Highest recorded here: Dervla #161 in 1997, Eimhear #154 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Dervla #383, Eimhear #383.
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 | Dervla | Eimhear |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #651 (2017) | Northern Ireland · Girls #337 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Dervla and Eimhear both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Dervla
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #380 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2012
Highest recorded position: #161 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 1997 (recorded 1997–2012).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2017
Most recently recorded at #651 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2017.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Eimhear
Popularity journey
First recorded1984
First recorded at #516 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1984 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #154 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 1997 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #337 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2024.
Northern Ireland · Girls