Leona vs Moira
Leona and Moiracompared 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 2025, Leona was ranked #608 and Moira #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Leona was ranked #980 and Moira #4192 among girls in England and Wales.
Leona and Moira over time
Leona and Moira appear together in 2 published lists, across 72 years of shared records. Leona held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Moira in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Moira reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Leona 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
Leona and Moira changed places 6 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1965 and 2025, ending at #608 and #608.
- Longest-running competitions
Leona and Moira were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 50 years, from 1965 to 2025, ending at #608 and #608.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls50 shared years, 1965–2025
Leona held the stronger position in 44 of those years, Moira in 4.
Highest recorded here: Leona #97 in 1980, Moira #209 in 1971.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Leona #608, Moira #608.
England and Wales · Girls22 shared years, 1996–2024
Leona held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Moira in 0.
Highest recorded here: Leona #311 in 2006, Moira #2738 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Leona #980, Moira #4192.
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 | Leona | Moira |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #267 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Leona and Moira both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Leona
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #282 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2021
Highest recorded position: #91 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2007 (recorded 1997–2021).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #267 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Moira
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 recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #209 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1971 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls