Noreen vs Nuala
Noreen and Nualacompared 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 2023, Noreen was ranked #727 and Nuala #856 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Noreen was ranked #5891 and Nuala #1036 among girls in England and Wales.
Noreen and Nuala over time
Noreen and Nuala appear together in 2 published lists, across 69 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
Noreen and Nuala changed places 8 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2023, ending at #727 and #856.
- Longest-running competitions
Noreen and Nuala were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 40 years, from 1964 to 2023, ending at #727 and #856.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Noreen #60 in 1966, Nuala #71 in 1965.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls40 shared years, 1964–2023
Noreen held the stronger position in 36 of those years, Nuala in 4.
Highest recorded here: Noreen #60 in 1966, Nuala #71 in 1965.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Noreen #727, Nuala #856.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Noreen held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Nuala in 28.
Highest recorded here: Noreen #1112 in 1996, Nuala #860 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Noreen #5891, Nuala #1036.
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 | Noreen | Nuala |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024) | Scotland · Girls #431 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Noreen and Nuala both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Noreen
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #65 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 recorded1964–2023
Highest recorded position: #60 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1966 (recorded 1964–2023).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Nuala
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #90 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: #71 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1036 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls