Dolores vs Imelda
Dolores and Imeldacompared 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 1998, Dolores was ranked #425 and Imelda #498 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Dolores was ranked #2006 and Imelda #2788 among girls in England and Wales.
Dolores and Imelda over time
Dolores and Imelda appear together in 2 published lists, across 50 years of shared records. Imelda held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Dolores 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Dolores and Imelda changed places 9 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1999 and 2025, ending at #2006 and #2788.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 32 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Dolores and Imelda averaged 57.5 places apart, ending at #425 and #498.
- Longest-running competitions
Dolores and Imelda were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 32 years, from 1964 to 1998, ending at #425 and #498.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Dolores #1311 in 2021, Imelda #1562 in 2019.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls32 shared years, 1964–1998
Dolores held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Imelda in 22.
Highest recorded here: Dolores #80 in 1964, Imelda #80 in 1965.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1998: Dolores #425, Imelda #498.
England and Wales · Girls18 shared years, 1999–2025
Dolores held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Imelda in 8.
Highest recorded here: Dolores #1311 in 2021, Imelda #1562 in 2019.
The order changed in 2025: Dolores moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #3015 and #2115; by 2025 that had become #2006 and #2788.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Dolores #2006, Imelda #2788.
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 | Dolores | Imelda |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #2006 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #2788 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Dolores and Imelda both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Dolores
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #80 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 recorded1964–2017
Highest recorded position: #80 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2017).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2006 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Imelda
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #87 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 recorded1964–1998
Highest recorded position: #80 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–1998).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2788 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls