Dorota vs Nancy
Dorota and Nancycompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2021, Dorota was ranked #5581 and Nancy #65 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2018, Dorota was ranked #734 and Nancy #280 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Girls
In 1994, Dorota was ranked #618 and Nancy #535 among girls in Norway.
Dorota and Nancy over time
Dorota and Nancy appear together in 2 published lists, across 50 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Dorota reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Nancy 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
Dorota and Nancy changed places 10 times in Norway · Girls between 1958 and 1994, ending at #618 and #535.
- Longest-running competitions
Dorota and Nancy were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 36 years, from 1958 to 1994, ending at #618 and #535.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Dorota #172 in 1969, Nancy #151 in 1970.
List by list
Norway · Girls36 shared years, 1958–1994
Dorota held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Nancy in 13.
Highest recorded here: Dorota #172 in 1969, Nancy #151 in 1970.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1994: Dorota #618, Nancy #535.
England and Wales · Girls14 shared years, 2007–2021
Dorota held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Nancy in 14.
Highest recorded here: Dorota #2843 in 2010, Nancy #64 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Dorota #5581, Nancy #65.
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 | Dorota | Nancy |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5581 (2021) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #99 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Dorota has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Nancy.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Dorota
Popularity journey
First recorded1958
First recorded at #408 among girls in Norway in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1958–1994
Highest recorded position: #172 among girls in Norway, in 1969 (recorded 1958–1994).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2021
Most recently recorded at #5581 among girls in England and Wales, in 2021.
England and Wales · Girls
Nancy
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #249 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #64 among girls in England and Wales, in 2018 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #99 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls