Donna vs Mandy
Donna and Mandycompared 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 2007, Donna was ranked #468 and Mandy #842 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2019, Donna was ranked #5591 and Mandy #4686 among girls in England and Wales.
Donna and Mandy over time
Donna and Mandy appear together in 2 published lists, across 58 years of shared records. Donna held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Mandy 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.
Mandy reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Donna 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
Donna and Mandy changed places 9 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2019, ending at #5591 and #4686.
- Longest-running competitions
Donna and Mandy were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 35 years, from 1964 to 2007, ending at #468 and #842.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Donna #441 in 1996, Mandy #1072 in 1996.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls35 shared years, 1964–2007
Donna held the stronger position in 35 of those years, Mandy in 0.
Highest recorded here: Donna #33 in 1982, Mandy #220 in 1980.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2007: Donna #468, Mandy #842.
England and Wales · Girls23 shared years, 1996–2019
Donna held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Mandy in 4.
Highest recorded here: Donna #441 in 1996, Mandy #1072 in 1996.
The order changed in 2019: Mandy moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #3518 and #5666; by 2019 that had become #5591 and #4686.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Donna #5591, Mandy #4686.
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 | Donna | Mandy |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #736 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #4686 (2019) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Donna and Mandy both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Donna
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #91 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1953–1982
Highest recorded position: #5 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1964 (recorded 1953–1982).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Mandy
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #274 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 recorded1964–2007
Highest recorded position: #220 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1980 (recorded 1964–2007).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2019
Most recently recorded at #4686 among girls in England and Wales, in 2019.
England and Wales · Girls