Nessa vs Regina
Nessa and Reginacompared 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 2012, Nessa was ranked #250 and Regina #768 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Nessa was ranked #3695 and Regina #2253 among girls in England and Wales.
Nessa and Regina over time
Nessa and Regina appear together in 2 published lists, across 57 years of shared records. Regina held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Nessa 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Nessa and Regina were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 45 years, from 1964 to 2012, ending at #250 and #768.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Nessa #2163 in 2020, Regina #1692 in 2021.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls45 shared years, 1964–2012
Nessa held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Regina in 32.
Highest recorded here: Nessa #127 in 1975, Regina #80 in 1965.
The order changed in 1999: Nessa moved ahead. In 1998 they stood at #425 and #345; by 1999 that had become #322 and #355.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Nessa #250, Regina #768.
England and Wales · Girls12 shared years, 2007–2024
Nessa held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Regina in 9.
Highest recorded here: Nessa #2163 in 2020, Regina #1692 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Nessa #3695, Regina #2253.
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 | Nessa | Regina |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #239 (2025) | Norway · Girls #509 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Nessa has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Regina.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Nessa
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 recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #127 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1975 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #239 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Regina
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #399 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2012
Highest recorded position: #80 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–2012).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2253 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls