Domas vs Ferdia
Domas and Ferdiacompared 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 · Boys
In 2022, Domas was ranked #779 and Ferdia #349 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Domas was ranked #2443 and Ferdia #5119 among boys in England and Wales.
Domas and Ferdia over time
Domas and Ferdia appear together in 1 published list, across 13 years of shared records. Ferdia held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Domas in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Domas reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ferdia 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.
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
Domas and Ferdia changed places 6 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 2008 and 2022, ending at #779 and #349.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys13 shared years, 2008–2022
Domas held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Ferdia in 7.
Highest recorded here: Domas #342 in 2011, Ferdia #335 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Domas #779, Ferdia #349.
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 | Domas | Ferdia |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| 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-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Boys #2443 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #348 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Domas and Ferdia both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Domas
Popularity journey
First recorded2004
First recorded at #3651 among boys in England and Wales in 2004 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2008–2022
Highest recorded position: #342 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2011 (recorded 2008–2022).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2443 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys
Ferdia
Popularity journey
First recorded1984
First recorded at #318 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1984 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1984–2025
Highest recorded position: #205 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1993 (recorded 1984–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #348 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys