Norma vs Triona
Norma and Trionacompared 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 2001, Norma was ranked #606 and Triona #441 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Norma and Triona over time
Norma and Triona appear together in 1 published list, across 31 years of shared records. Norma held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Triona 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.
Norma reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Triona 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Norma and Triona changed places 9 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2001, ending at #606 and #441.
- Longest-running competitions
Norma and Triona were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 31 years, from 1964 to 2001, ending at #606 and #441.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls31 shared years, 1964–2001
Norma held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Triona in 14.
Highest recorded here: Norma #154 in 1969, Triona #170 in 1977.
The order changed in 1993: Triona moved ahead. In 1992 they stood at #304 and #338; by 1993 that had become #385 and #300.
Most recent shared year, 2001: Norma #606, Triona #441.
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 | Norma | Triona |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NO | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4709 (2023) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #937 (2011) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Norma and Triona both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Norma
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #332 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2001
Highest recorded position: #154 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1969 (recorded 1964–2001).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #4709 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Girls
Triona
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #372 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 recorded1964–2011
Highest recorded position: #170 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1977 (recorded 1964–2011).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2011
Most recently recorded at #937 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2011.
Republic of Ireland · Girls