Graine vs Muriel
Graine and Murielcompared 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 1978, Graine was ranked #522 and Muriel #388 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Graine and Muriel over time
Graine and Muriel appear together in 1 published list, across 8 years of shared records. Muriel held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Graine 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.
Graine reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Muriel 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.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 1964–1978
Graine held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Muriel in 7.
Highest recorded here: Graine #206 in 1964, Muriel #179 in 1967.
The order changed in 1965: Muriel moved ahead. In 1964 they stood at #206 and #215; by 1965 that had become #238 and #227.
Most recent shared year, 1978: Graine #522, Muriel #388.
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 | Graine | Muriel |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #522 (1978) | England and Wales · Girls #3318 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Graine and Muriel both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
Graine
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #206 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 recorded1964–1978
Highest recorded position: #206 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–1978).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent1978
Most recently recorded at #522 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1978.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Muriel
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #215 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 recorded1964–1984
Highest recorded position: #179 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1967 (recorded 1964–1984).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3318 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls