Dolores vs Regina
Dolores and Reginacompared 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 Regina #345 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Dolores was ranked #2006 and Regina #2788 among girls in England and Wales.
Dolores and Regina over time
Dolores and Regina appear together in 2 published lists, across 58 years of shared records. Regina held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Dolores in 0.
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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1968, Regina moved ahead of Dolores in Republic of Ireland · Girls — #94 and #113 the year before became #113 and #98.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Dolores and Regina changed places 11 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2025, ending at #2006 and #2788.
- Longest-running competitions
Dolores and Regina were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 32 years, from 1964 to 1998, ending at #425 and #345.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Dolores #80 in 1964, Regina #80 in 1965.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls32 shared years, 1964–1998
Dolores held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Regina in 29.
Highest recorded here: Dolores #80 in 1964, Regina #80 in 1965.
The order changed in 1968: Regina moved ahead. In 1967 they stood at #94 and #113; by 1968 that had become #113 and #98.
Most recent shared year, 1998: Dolores #425, Regina #345.
England and Wales · Girls26 shared years, 1996–2025
Dolores held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Regina in 14.
Highest recorded here: Dolores #1311 in 2021, Regina #1434 in 1996.
The order changed in 2025: Dolores moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #3015 and #2253; by 2025 that had become #2006 and #2788.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Dolores #2006, Regina #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 | Regina |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NO |
| 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 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Dolores and Regina 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
Regina
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #399 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2012
Highest recorded position: #80 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–2012).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2788 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls