Gertrude vs Hanora
Gertrude and Hanoracompared 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 1987, Gertrude was ranked #488 and Hanora #446 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Gertrude and Hanora over time
Gertrude and Hanora appear together in 1 published list, across 18 years of shared records. Hanora held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Gertrude 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Gertrude and Hanora changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 1987, ending at #488 and #446.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Gertrude #154 in 1964, Hanora #164 in 1964.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls18 shared years, 1964–1987
Gertrude held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Hanora in 11.
Highest recorded here: Gertrude #154 in 1964, Hanora #164 in 1964.
The order changed in 1984: Hanora moved ahead. In 1983 they stood at #401 and #542; by 1984 that had become #459 and #414.
Most recent shared year, 1987: Gertrude #488, Hanora #446.
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 | Gertrude | Hanora |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5581 (2021) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #834 (2020) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Gertrude and Hanora both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
Gertrude
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #154 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: #154 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–1994).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2021
Most recently recorded at #5581 among girls in England and Wales, in 2021.
England and Wales · Girls
Hanora
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #164 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 recorded1964–2020
Highest recorded position: #164 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2020).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2020
Most recently recorded at #834 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2020.
Republic of Ireland · Girls