Domhnall vs Eimhin
Domhnall and Eimhincompared 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, Domhnall was ranked #779 and Eimhin #779 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Domhnall and Eimhin over time
Domhnall and Eimhin appear together in 1 published list, across 22 years of shared records. Domhnall held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Eimhin in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Domhnall reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Eimhin 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
Domhnall and Eimhin changed places 9 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1984 and 2022, ending at #779 and #779.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys22 shared years, 1984–2022
Domhnall held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Eimhin in 7.
Highest recorded here: Domhnall #185 in 1985, Eimhin #234 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Domhnall #779, Eimhin #779.
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 | Domhnall | Eimhin |
|---|---|---|
| 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-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #577 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #779 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Domhnall and Eimhin both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
Domhnall
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #256 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1966–2025
Highest recorded position: #185 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1985 (recorded 1966–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Eimhin
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 recorded1984–2022
Highest recorded position: #234 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1996 (recorded 1984–2022).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #779 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2022.
Republic of Ireland · Boys