Donncha vs Jarlath
Donncha and Jarlathcompared 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 Jarlath #272 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Donncha was ranked #468 and Jarlath #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Donncha and Jarlath over time
Donncha and Jarlath appear together in 2 published lists, across 58 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.
Jarlath reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Donncha 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 Jarlath changed places 5 times in Northern Ireland · Boys between 2006 and 2023, ending at #272 and #272.
- Longest-running competitions
Donncha and Jarlath were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Boys for 46 years, from 1967 to 2025, ending at #468 and #829.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Donncha #218 in 2011, Jarlath #191 in 2011.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys46 shared years, 1967–2025
Donncha held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Jarlath in 18.
Highest recorded here: Donncha #159 in 1969, Jarlath #144 in 1967.
The order changed in 2023: Donncha moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #631 and #631; by 2023 that had become #362 and #584.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Donncha #468, Jarlath #829.
Northern Ireland · Boys12 shared years, 2006–2023
Donncha held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Jarlath in 7.
Highest recorded here: Donncha #218 in 2011, Jarlath #191 in 2011.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Donncha #272, Jarlath #272.
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 | Jarlath |
|---|---|---|
| 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-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #468 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Donncha and Jarlath both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Jarlath
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #139 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: #124 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys