Hana vs Romy
Hana and Romycompared 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.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Hana was ranked #790 and Romy #63 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Hana was ranked #190 and Romy #187 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Hana was ranked #247 and Romy #247 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Hana and Romy over time
Hana and Romy appear together in 2 published lists, across 49 years of shared records. Hana held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Romy in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Hana reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Romy 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
Hana and Romy changed places 8 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1999 and 2025, ending at #247 and #247.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Hana #190 in 2024, Romy #187 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Hana held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Romy in 1.
Highest recorded here: Hana #190 in 2024, Romy #187 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Hana #190, Romy #187.
Republic of Ireland · Girls20 shared years, 1999–2025
Hana held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Romy in 5.
Highest recorded here: Hana #247 in 2023, Romy #213 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Hana #247, Romy #247.
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 | Hana | Romy |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #247 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #247 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Hana and Romy both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Hana
Popularity journey
First recorded1962
First recorded at #499 among girls in Norway in 1962 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #190 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #308 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Romy
Popularity journey
First recorded1994
First recorded at #502 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1994 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #247 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls