Muriel vs Noeline
Muriel and Noelinecompared 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 1978, Muriel was ranked #388 and Noeline #522 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Muriel and Noeline over time
Muriel and Noeline appear together in 1 published list, across 10 years of shared records. Muriel held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Noeline in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Noeline reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Muriel 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Muriel #179 in 1967, Noeline #203 in 1966.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls10 shared years, 1964–1978
Muriel held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Noeline in 0.
Highest recorded here: Muriel #179 in 1967, Noeline #203 in 1966.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1978: Muriel #388, Noeline #522.
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 | Muriel | Noeline |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #3318 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #522 (1978) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Muriel has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Noeline.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
Muriel
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 recorded1964–1984
Highest recorded position: #179 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1967 (recorded 1964–1984).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3318 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Noeline
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #300 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 recorded1964–1978
Highest recorded position: #203 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1966 (recorded 1964–1978).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent1978
Most recently recorded at #522 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1978.
Republic of Ireland · Girls