Dianne vs Ula

Dianne and Ulacompared 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.

England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Dianne was ranked #5891 and Ula #3695 among girls in England and Wales.

Dianne and Ula over time

Dianne and Ula appear together in 1 published list, across 9 years of shared records. Ula held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Dianne 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.

Dianne reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ula 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

England and Wales · Girls9 shared years, 2005–2024
Dianne held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Ula in 8.
Highest recorded here: Dianne #2970 in 2005, Ula #2464 in 2014.
The order changed in 2006: Ula moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #2970 and #3970; by 2006 that had become #5061 and #2509.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Dianne #5891, Ula #3695.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Dianne

Pairs where Dianne shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Christine vs Dianne
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Girls within 2 years — Christine #1 in 1952, Dianne #14 in 1952.
Christine · Dianne · 21 shared years, 1952–1972 · Peaked in the same years
See the 1952 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Karen vs Dianne
Both reached their highest recorded position in New Zealand · Girls within 2 years — Karen #1 in 1957, Dianne #26 in 1956.
Karen · Dianne · 15 shared years, 1954–1968 · Peaked in the same years
See the 1957 New Zealand ranking
Susan vs Dianne
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Girls within 2 years — Susan #1 in 1954, Dianne #14 in 1952.
Susan · Dianne · 21 shared years, 1952–1972 · Peaked in the same years
See the 1954 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Dianne vs Kathleen
Across 21 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Dianne and Kathleen averaged 10.3 places apart, ending at #97 and #67.
Dianne · Kathleen · 21 shared years, 1952–1972 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1972 New South Wales, Australia ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Dianne, Ula
Field	Dianne	Ula
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	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZ	GB-ENW, IE
Most recent popularity observation	England and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024)	England and Wales · Girls #3695 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	88/100	95/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	60/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Dianne and Ula both have 2 syllables.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Dianne

Popularity journey

First recorded1952
First recorded at #14 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 recorded1952–1972
Highest recorded position: #14 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1972).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Ula

Popularity journey

First recorded2001
First recorded at #3998 among girls in England and Wales in 2001 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2007–2013
Highest recorded position: #747 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2013 (recorded 2007–2013).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3695 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls