Fionnuala vs Triona
Fionnuala and Trionacompared 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 2011, Fionnuala was ranked #798 and Triona #937 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 1996, Fionnuala was ranked #974 and Triona #3795 among girls in England and Wales.
Fionnuala and Triona over time
Fionnuala and Triona appear together in 1 published list, across 38 years of shared records. Fionnuala held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Triona in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Fionnuala reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Triona 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
Fionnuala and Triona changed places 8 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2011, ending at #798 and #937.
- Longest-running competitions
Fionnuala and Triona were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 38 years, from 1964 to 2011, ending at #798 and #937.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls38 shared years, 1964–2011
Fionnuala held the stronger position in 34 of those years, Triona in 2.
Highest recorded here: Fionnuala #135 in 1964, Triona #170 in 1977.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2011: Fionnuala #798, Triona #937.
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 | Fionnuala | Triona |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #2605 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #937 (2011) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Fionnuala has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Triona.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Fionnuala
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #135 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: #116 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1966 (recorded 1964–2019).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2605 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Triona
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #372 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 recorded1964–2011
Highest recorded position: #170 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1977 (recorded 1964–2011).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2011
Most recently recorded at #937 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2011.
Republic of Ireland · Girls