Donal vs Jeremiah
Donal and Jeremiahcompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2017, Donal was ranked #250 and Jeremiah #415 among boys in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Donal was ranked #5119 and Jeremiah #346 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Donal was ranked #509 and Jeremiah #432 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Donal and Jeremiah over time
Donal and Jeremiah appear together in 2 published lists, across 77 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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
Donal and Jeremiah changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1964 and 2025, ending at #509 and #432.
- Longest-running competitions
Donal and Jeremiah were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 62 years, from 1964 to 2025, ending at #509 and #432.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Donal #38 in 1965, Jeremiah #39 in 1964.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys62 shared years, 1964–2025
Donal held the stronger position in 56 of those years, Jeremiah in 6.
Highest recorded here: Donal #38 in 1965, Jeremiah #39 in 1964.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Donal #509, Jeremiah #432.
England and Wales · Boys15 shared years, 1996–2024
Donal held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Jeremiah in 15.
Highest recorded here: Donal #1746 in 2001, Jeremiah #299 in 2012.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Donal #5119, Jeremiah #346.
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 | Donal | Jeremiah |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #509 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #314 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Donal has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Jeremiah.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Donal
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #45 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: #38 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #509 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Jeremiah
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #39 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: #39 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #314 among boys in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Boys