Donagh vs Geoffrey

Donagh and Geoffreycompared 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, Donagh was ranked #145 and Geoffrey #779 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Donagh and Geoffrey over time

Donagh and Geoffrey appear together in 1 published list, across 45 years of shared records. Geoffrey held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Donagh 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.

Donagh reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Geoffrey 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
Donagh and Geoffrey changed places 9 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1964 and 2022, ending at #145 and #779.
Longest-running competitions
Donagh and Geoffrey were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 45 years, from 1964 to 2022, ending at #145 and #779.
Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Donagh #126 in 1968, Geoffrey #109 in 1969.

List by list

Republic of Ireland · Boys45 shared years, 1964–2022
Donagh held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Geoffrey in 31.
Highest recorded here: Donagh #126 in 1968, Geoffrey #109 in 1969.
The order changed in 2002: Donagh moved ahead. In 2001 they stood at #317 and #297; by 2002 that had become #249 and #451.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Donagh #145, Geoffrey #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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Geoffrey

Pairs where Geoffrey shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Brian vs Geoffrey
Brian and Geoffrey changed places 13 times in New South Wales, Australia · Boys between 1952 and 1983, ending at #98 and #95.
Brian · Geoffrey · 32 shared years, 1952–1983 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 1983 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Kevin vs Geoffrey
Kevin and Geoffrey changed places 13 times in New South Wales, Australia · Boys between 1952 and 1987, ending at #83 and #97.
Kevin · Geoffrey · 33 shared years, 1952–1987 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 1987 New South Wales, Australia ranking
John vs Geoffrey
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Boys within 2 years — John #1 in 1952, Geoffrey #15 in 1952.
John · Geoffrey · 33 shared years, 1952–1987 · Peaked in the same years
See the 1952 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Peter vs Geoffrey
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Boys within 2 years — Peter #1 in 1954, Geoffrey #15 in 1952.
Peter · Geoffrey · 33 shared years, 1952–1987 · Peaked in the same years
See the 1954 New South Wales, Australia ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Donagh, Geoffrey
Field	Donagh	Geoffrey
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
Syllables	2	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	IE	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Boys #146 (2025)	England and Wales · Boys #2443 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	80/100	76/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	40/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Donagh and Geoffrey both have 2 syllables.
Both names have recorded usage in IE.

How each name got here

Donagh

Popularity journey

First recorded1964
First recorded at #164 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #125 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2017 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #146 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Geoffrey

Popularity journey

First recorded1952
First recorded at #15 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Highest recorded1952–1987
Highest recorded position: #15 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1987).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2443 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys