Donna vs Margaret

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.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  In 1974, Donna was ranked #33 and Margaret #93 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• New Zealand · Girls

  In 1984, Donna was ranked #90 and Margaret #80 among girls in New Zealand.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2024, Donna was ranked #736 and Margaret #181 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2004, Donna was ranked #372 and Margaret #372 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2024, Donna was ranked #5891 and Margaret #493 among girls in England and Wales.

Donna and Margaret over time

Donna and Margaret appear together in 4 published lists, across 129 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

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.

Margaret reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, Donna in 1. 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.

List by list

• Republic of Ireland · Girls54 shared years, 1964–2024

  Donna held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Margaret in 54.

  Highest recorded here: Donna #33 in 1982, Margaret #2 in 1965.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Donna #736, Margaret #181.

• England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024

  Donna held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Margaret in 29.

  Highest recorded here: Donna #441 in 1996, Margaret #357 in 2020.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Donna #5891, Margaret #493.

• New Zealand · Girls24 shared years, 1954–1984

  Donna held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Margaret in 7.

  Highest recorded here: Donna #6 in 1965, Margaret #3 in 1954.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 1984: Donna #90, Margaret #80.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls22 shared years, 1953–1974

  Donna held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Margaret in 7.

  Highest recorded here: Donna #5 in 1964, Margaret #3 in 1954.

  The order changed in 1960: Donna moved ahead. In 1959 they stood at #20 and #11; by 1960 that had become #12 and #13.

  Most recent shared year, 1974: Donna #33, Margaret #93.

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.

Side by side

How each name got here