Donncha vs Donnchadh
Donncha and Donnchadhcompared 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 2023, Donncha was ranked #272 and Donnchadh #249 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Donncha was ranked #468 and Donnchadh #348 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Donncha and Donnchadh over time
Donncha and Donnchadh appear together in 2 published lists, across 60 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Donncha reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Donnchadh 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
Donncha and Donnchadh changed places 23 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1969 and 2025, ending at #468 and #348.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 51 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Boys, Donncha and Donnchadh averaged 58.7 places apart, ending at #468 and #348.
- Longest-running competitions
Donncha and Donnchadh were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 51 years, from 1969 to 2025, ending at #468 and #348.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys51 shared years, 1969–2025
Donncha held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Donnchadh in 17.
Highest recorded here: Donncha #159 in 1969, Donnchadh #212 in 1978.
The order changed in 2024: Donnchadh moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #362 and #584; by 2024 that had become #472 and #394.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Donncha #468, Donnchadh #348.
Northern Ireland · Boys9 shared years, 2006–2023
Donncha held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Donnchadh in 3.
Highest recorded here: Donncha #228 in 2014, Donnchadh #249 in 2023.
The order changed in 2015: Donnchadh moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #228 and #315; by 2015 that had become #314 and #314.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Donncha #272, Donnchadh #249.
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 | Donncha | Donnchadh |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #468 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #348 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Donncha and Donnchadh both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Donncha
Popularity journey
First recorded1967
First recorded at #245 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1967–2025
Highest recorded position: #159 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1969 (recorded 1967–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #468 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Donnchadh
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #270 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1969–2025
Highest recorded position: #212 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1978 (recorded 1969–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #348 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys