Lynette vs Moira
Lynette 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 1994, Lynette was ranked #502 and Moira #502 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Lynette was ranked #4843 and Moira #4192 among girls in England and Wales.
Lynette and Moira over time
Lynette and Moira appear together in 2 published lists, across 36 years of shared records. Moira held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Lynette 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Lynette and Moira changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #4843 and #4192.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Lynette #2096 in 1996, Moira #2738 in 1997.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls22 shared years, 1967–1994
Lynette held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Moira in 14.
Highest recorded here: Lynette #236 in 1978, Moira #225 in 1968.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1994: Lynette #502, Moira #502.
England and Wales · Girls14 shared years, 1996–2024
Lynette held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Moira in 7.
Highest recorded here: Lynette #2096 in 1996, Moira #2738 in 1997.
The order changed in 2009: Moira moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #2509 and #4157; by 2009 that had become #4564 and #3936.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Lynette #4843, 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 | Lynette | 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4843 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lynette has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Moira.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Lynette
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #6 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1970
Highest recorded position: #6 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1970).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · 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