Maura vs Oonagh
Maura and Oonaghcompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2010, Maura was ranked #324 and Oonagh #430 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Maura was ranked #736 and Oonagh #898 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Maura was ranked #3318 and Oonagh #2115 among girls in England and Wales.
Maura and Oonagh over time
Maura and Oonagh appear together in 2 published lists, across 63 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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
Maura and Oonagh changed places 14 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2024, ending at #736 and #898.
- Longest-running competitions
Maura and Oonagh were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 49 years, from 1964 to 2024, ending at #736 and #898.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls49 shared years, 1964–2024
Maura held the stronger position in 40 of those years, Oonagh in 6.
Highest recorded here: Maura #136 in 1972, Oonagh #171 in 1967.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Maura #736, Oonagh #898.
England and Wales · Girls14 shared years, 1996–2024
Maura held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Oonagh in 13.
Highest recorded here: Maura #2165 in 1998, Oonagh #1767 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Maura #3318, Oonagh #2115.
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 | Maura | Oonagh |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #736 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #2440 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 80/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Maura and Oonagh both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Maura
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #164 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 recorded1964–2024
Highest recorded position: #136 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1972 (recorded 1964–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3318 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Oonagh
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #186 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 recorded1964–2024
Highest recorded position: #171 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1967 (recorded 1964–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2440 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls