Dympna vs Maire
Dympna and Mairecompared 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 1994, Dympna was ranked #502 and Maire #268 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Dympna and Maire over time
Dympna and Maire appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Maire held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Dympna in 0.
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.
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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1975, Maire moved ahead of Dympna in Republic of Ireland · Girls — #209 and #210 the year before became #211 and #199.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Dympna #109 in 1964, Maire #113 in 1964.
- Started together, ended far apart
In 1964 they stood at #109 and #113 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 4 places apart; by 1994 they were #502 and #268.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls29 shared years, 1964–1994
Dympna held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Maire in 25.
Highest recorded here: Dympna #109 in 1964, Maire #113 in 1964.
The order changed in 1975: Maire moved ahead. In 1974 they stood at #209 and #210; by 1975 that had become #211 and #199.
Most recent shared year, 1994: Dympna #502, Maire #268.
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 | Dympna | Maire |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #502 (1994) | Northern Ireland · Girls #391 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Dympna and Maire both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
Dympna
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #109 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 recorded1964–1994
Highest recorded position: #109 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–1994).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent1994
Most recently recorded at #502 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1994.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Maire
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #113 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 recorded1964–2016
Highest recorded position: #113 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2016).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #391 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2023.
Northern Ireland · Girls