Eithne vs Winifred
Eithne and Winifredcompared 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 2009, Eithne was ranked #742 and Winifred #582 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2015, Eithne was ranked #3252 and Winifred #845 among girls in England and Wales.
Eithne and Winifred over time
Eithne and Winifred appear together in 2 published lists, across 49 years of shared records. Winifred held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Eithne 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Eithne and Winifred changed places 16 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2009, ending at #742 and #582.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 37 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Eithne and Winifred averaged 58.2 places apart, ending at #742 and #582.
- Longest-running competitions
Eithne and Winifred were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 37 years, from 1964 to 2009, ending at #742 and #582.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Eithne #119 in 1966, Winifred #93 in 1964.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls37 shared years, 1964–2009
Eithne held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Winifred in 27.
Highest recorded here: Eithne #119 in 1966, Winifred #93 in 1964.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2009: Eithne #742, Winifred #582.
England and Wales · Girls12 shared years, 1996–2015
Eithne held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Winifred in 12.
Highest recorded here: Eithne #2407 in 1998, Winifred #845 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Eithne #3252, Winifred #845.
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 | Eithne | Winifred |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #3252 (2015) | England and Wales · Girls #388 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Eithne has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Winifred.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Eithne
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #126 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 recorded1964–2013
Highest recorded position: #119 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1966 (recorded 1964–2013).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2015
Most recently recorded at #3252 among girls in England and Wales, in 2015.
England and Wales · Girls
Winifred
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #93 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 recorded1964–2019
Highest recorded position: #93 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2019).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #388 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls