Dolores vs Mandy
Dolores and Mandycompared 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 Mandy #380 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2019, Dolores was ranked #3151 and Mandy #4686 among girls in England and Wales.
Dolores and Mandy over time
Dolores and Mandy appear together in 2 published lists, across 50 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in 2 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 Mandy changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2019, ending at #3151 and #4686.
- Longest-running competitions
Dolores and Mandy were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 31 years, from 1964 to 1998, ending at #425 and #380.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls31 shared years, 1964–1998
Dolores held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Mandy in 9.
Highest recorded here: Dolores #80 in 1964, Mandy #220 in 1980.
The order changed in 1998: Mandy moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #471 and #534; by 1998 that had become #425 and #380.
Most recent shared year, 1998: Dolores #425, Mandy #380.
England and Wales · Girls19 shared years, 1996–2019
Dolores held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Mandy in 11.
Highest recorded here: Dolores #1911 in 2017, Mandy #1072 in 1996.
The order changed in 2014: Dolores moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #4050 and #4050; by 2014 that had become #2862 and #3160.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Dolores #3151, Mandy #4686.
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 | Mandy |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| 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 #3015 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #4686 (2019) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Dolores has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Mandy.
- 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 recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3015 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Mandy
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 recorded1964–2007
Highest recorded position: #220 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1980 (recorded 1964–2007).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2019
Most recently recorded at #4686 among girls in England and Wales, in 2019.
England and Wales · Girls