Imelda vs Sile
Imelda and Silecompared 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 Sile #498 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Imelda and Sile over time
Imelda and Sile appear together in 1 published list, across 33 years of shared records. Imelda held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Sile 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 Sile 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 Sile changed places 9 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 1998, ending at #498 and #498.
- Longest-running competitions
Imelda and Sile were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 33 years, from 1964 to 1998, ending at #498 and #498.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls33 shared years, 1964–1998
Imelda held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Sile in 4.
Highest recorded here: Imelda #80 in 1965, Sile #195 in 1981.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1998: Imelda #498, Sile #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 | Sile |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #2115 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #661 (2016) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Imelda has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Sile.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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 recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2115 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Sile
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #372 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 recorded1964–2016
Highest recorded position: #195 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1981 (recorded 1964–2016).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2016
Most recently recorded at #661 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2016.
Republic of Ireland · Girls