Imelda vs Majella
Imelda and Majellacompared 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 1998, Imelda was ranked #498 and Majella #498 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 1999, Imelda was ranked #3900 and Majella #3900 among girls in England and Wales.
Imelda and Majella over time
Imelda and Majella appear together in 1 published list, across 34 years of shared records. Majella held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Imelda in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Imelda reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Majella 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
Imelda and Majella changed places 13 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 1998, ending at #498 and #498.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 34 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Imelda and Majella averaged 39.9 places apart, ending at #498 and #498.
- Longest-running competitions
Imelda and Majella were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 34 years, from 1964 to 1998, ending at #498 and #498.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Imelda #80 in 1965, Majella #78 in 1967.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls34 shared years, 1964–1998
Imelda held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Majella in 24.
Highest recorded here: Imelda #80 in 1965, Majella #78 in 1967.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1998: Imelda #498, Majella #498.
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 | Imelda | Majella |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #2788 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #893 (2009) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Imelda and Majella both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Imelda
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #87 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 recorded1964–1998
Highest recorded position: #80 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–1998).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2788 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Majella
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #95 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 recorded1964–2009
Highest recorded position: #78 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1967 (recorded 1964–2009).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2009
Most recently recorded at #893 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2009.
Republic of Ireland · Girls