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Georgina vs Sinead

Georgina and Sineadcompared 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.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 1990, Georgina was ranked #100 and Sinead #96 among girls in New Zealand.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Georgina was ranked #371 and Sinead #3333 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2023, Georgina was ranked #391 and Sinead #391 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2022, Georgina was ranked #502 and Sinead #905 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Georgina and Sinead over time

Georgina and Sinead appear together in 3 published lists, across 104 years of shared records. Sinead held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Georgina in 1.

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.

Sinead reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Georgina in 1. 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.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Georgina and Sinead were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #371 and #3333.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Georgina #63 in 1976, Sinead #2 in 1975.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls55 shared years, 19642022

    Georgina held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Sinead in 53.

    Highest recorded here: Georgina #63 in 1976, Sinead #2 in 1975.

    The order changed in 2022: Georgina moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #661 and #661; by 2022 that had become #502 and #905.

    Most recent shared year, 2022: Georgina #502, Sinead #905.

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 19962025

    Georgina held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Sinead in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Georgina #33 in 1997, Sinead #154 in 2003.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Georgina #371, Sinead #3333.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls19 shared years, 19972023

    Georgina held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Sinead in 17.

    Highest recorded here: Georgina #184 in 2006, Sinead #54 in 1998.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Georgina #391, Sinead #391.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Sinead

Pairs where Sinead shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Georgina, Sinead
FieldGeorginaSinead
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedIrish form of Jeannette/Janet; the underlying chain traces to the Hebrew name Yochanan, commonly interpreted as 'God is gracious'.
OriginNot yet recordedIrish, via Anglo-Norman French Jeannette
Pronunciation/ˈʃɪnʲeːdˠ/
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #371 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #3333 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)76/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Sinead has a recorded origin (Irish, via Anglo-Norman French Jeannette); Georgina does not have one recorded yet.
  • Georgina has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Sinead.
  • A meaning is recorded for Sinead; Georgina doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Georgina

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #143 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

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #33 among girls in England and Wales, in 1997 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #371 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Sinead

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1964–2022

    Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1975 (recorded 1964–2022).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3333 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls