Leanne vs Mairin
Leanne and Mairincompared 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, Leanne was ranked #44 and Mairin #498 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2001, Leanne was ranked #191 and Mairin #3998 among girls in England and Wales.
Leanne and Mairin over time
Leanne and Mairin appear together in 1 published list, across 14 years of shared records. Leanne held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Mairin 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.
Mairin reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Leanne 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1979, Leanne moved ahead of Mairin in Republic of Ireland · Girls — #406 and #343 the year before became #170 and #523.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls14 shared years, 1975–1998
Leanne held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Mairin in 1.
Highest recorded here: Leanne #26 in 1990, Mairin #343 in 1975.
The order changed in 1979: Leanne moved ahead. In 1978 they stood at #406 and #343; by 1979 that had become #170 and #523.
Most recent shared year, 1998: Leanne #44, Mairin #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 | Leanne | Mairin |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #2006 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #3998 (2001) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Leanne and Mairin both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Leanne
Popularity journey
First recorded1957
First recorded at #96 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1957–1986
Highest recorded position: #6 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1968 (recorded 1957–1986).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2006 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Mairin
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #327 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: #310 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1966 (recorded 1964–1998).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent1998
Most recently recorded at #498 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1998.
Republic of Ireland · Girls