Doreen vs Gemma
Doreen and Gemmacompared 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 2001, Doreen was ranked #606 and Gemma #97 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Doreen was ranked #5891 and Gemma #1541 among girls in England and Wales.
Doreen and Gemma over time
Doreen and Gemma appear together in 2 published lists, across 49 years of shared records. Gemma held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Doreen in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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.
- Longest-running competitions
Doreen and Gemma were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 32 years, from 1964 to 2001, ending at #606 and #97.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Doreen #1979 in 1998, Gemma #50 in 1996.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls32 shared years, 1964–2001
Doreen held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Gemma in 29.
Highest recorded here: Doreen #161 in 1965, Gemma #36 in 1992.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2001: Doreen #606, Gemma #97.
England and Wales · Girls17 shared years, 1996–2024
Doreen held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Gemma in 17.
Highest recorded here: Doreen #1979 in 1998, Gemma #50 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Doreen #5891, Gemma #1541.
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 | Doreen | Gemma |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Doreen and Gemma both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Doreen
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #171 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2001
Highest recorded position: #161 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–2001).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Gemma
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #149 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1982–2008
Highest recorded position: #17 among girls in New Zealand, in 1984 (recorded 1982–2008).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls