Donna vs Maryann
Donna and Maryanncompared 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 2024, Donna was ranked #736 and Maryann #736 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Donna was ranked #5891 and Maryann #3318 among girls in England and Wales.
Donna and Maryann over time
Donna and Maryann appear together in 2 published lists, across 38 years of shared records. Donna held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Maryann 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.
Donna reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Maryann 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 Maryann changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #5891 and #3318.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Donna #441 in 1996, Maryann #1480 in 1998.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Donna held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Maryann in 10.
Highest recorded here: Donna #441 in 1996, Maryann #1480 in 1998.
The order changed in 2021: Maryann moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #3447 and #4535; by 2021 that had become #4634 and #1866.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Donna #5891, Maryann #3318.
Republic of Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 1995–2024
Donna held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Maryann in 0.
Highest recorded here: Donna #83 in 1995, Maryann #498 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Donna #736, Maryann #736.
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 | Maryann |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #736 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Donna and Maryann 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
Maryann
Popularity journey
First recorded1995
First recorded at #516 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1995 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1995–2024
Highest recorded position: #498 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1998 (recorded 1995–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3318 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls