Regina vs Ursula
Regina and Ursulacompared 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, Regina was ranked #768 and Ursula #907 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Regina was ranked #2253 and Ursula #2574 among girls in England and Wales.
Regina and Ursula over time
Regina and Ursula appear together in 2 published lists, across 67 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in 2 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
Regina and Ursula were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 38 years, from 1964 to 2012, ending at #768 and #907.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Regina #1434 in 1996, Ursula #983 in 1997.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls38 shared years, 1964–2012
Regina held the stronger position in 36 of those years, Ursula in 1.
Highest recorded here: Regina #80 in 1965, Ursula #98 in 1964.
The order changed in 2012: Regina moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #862 and #862; by 2012 that had become #768 and #907.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Regina #768, Ursula #907.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Regina held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Ursula in 23.
Highest recorded here: Regina #1434 in 1996, Ursula #983 in 1997.
The order changed in 2020: Regina moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #4686 and #2458; by 2020 that had become #2163 and #2300.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Regina #2253, Ursula #2574.
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 | Regina | Ursula |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #509 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #2574 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Regina and Ursula both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
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
Ursula
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #98 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 recorded1964–2012
Highest recorded position: #98 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2012).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2574 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls