Doreen vs Nollaig
Doreen and Nollaigcompared 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 1990, Doreen was ranked #409 and Nollaig #446 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Doreen and Nollaig over time
Doreen and Nollaig appear together in 1 published list, across 19 years of shared records. Doreen held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Nollaig in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Doreen reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Nollaig 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
Doreen and Nollaig changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1969 and 1990, ending at #409 and #446.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls19 shared years, 1969–1990
Doreen held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Nollaig in 0.
Highest recorded here: Doreen #186 in 1969, Nollaig #258 in 1978.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1990: Doreen #409, Nollaig #446.
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 | Nollaig |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #898 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Doreen and Nollaig both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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
Nollaig
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #443 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1969–2024
Highest recorded position: #258 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1978 (recorded 1969–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #898 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2024.
Republic of Ireland · Girls