Donncha vs Vlad
Donncha and Vladcompared 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 · Boys
In 2025, Donncha was ranked #468 and Vlad #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2017, Donncha was ranked #3040 and Vlad #786 among boys in England and Wales.
Donncha and Vlad over time
Donncha and Vlad appear together in 1 published list, across 16 years of shared records. Donncha held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Vlad in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Donncha reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Vlad 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 Vlad changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 2005 and 2025, ending at #468 and #577.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Boys16 shared years, 2005–2025
Donncha held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Vlad in 0.
Highest recorded here: Donncha #177 in 2009, Vlad #329 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Donncha #468, Vlad #577.
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 | Vlad |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #468 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #577 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Donncha has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Vlad.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Vlad
Popularity journey
First recorded2004
First recorded at #3009 among boys in England and Wales in 2004 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2005–2025
Highest recorded position: #329 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2016 (recorded 2005–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #577 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys