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Abigail vs Jodie

Abigail and Jodiecompared 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.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Abigail was ranked #102 and Jodie #790 among girls in Scotland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2021, Abigail was ranked #108 and Jodie #446 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Abigail was ranked #115 and Jodie #352 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Abigail was ranked #154 and Jodie #1743 among girls in England and Wales.

Abigail and Jodie over time

Abigail and Jodie appear together in 3 published lists, across 94 years of shared records. Abigail held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Jodie in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Jodie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Abigail 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

    Abigail and Jodie changed places 4 times in Northern Ireland · Girls between 1997 and 2021, ending at #108 and #446.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Abigail and Jodie were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 42 years, from 1982 to 2025, ending at #115 and #352.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Abigail #29 in 2005, Jodie #32 in 2003.

  • Started together, ended far apart

    In 1997 they stood at #72 and #77 in Northern Ireland · Girls, 5 places apart; by 2021 they were #108 and #446.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls42 shared years, 1982–2025

    Abigail held the stronger position in 31 of those years, Jodie in 10.

    Highest recorded here: Abigail #36 in 2008, Jodie #61 in 2004.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Abigail #115, Jodie #352.

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024

    Abigail held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Jodie in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Abigail #19 in 2000, Jodie #43 in 1996.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Abigail #154, Jodie #1743.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls23 shared years, 1997–2021

    Abigail held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Jodie in 4.

    Highest recorded here: Abigail #29 in 2005, Jodie #32 in 2003.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2021: Abigail #108, Jodie #446.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Abigail

Pairs where Abigail shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Jodie

Pairs where Jodie shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — started together, ended far apart.

All started together, ended far apart→

Other pairs from Northern Ireland lists

Pairs measured inside Northern Ireland's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Northern Ireland overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Abigail, Jodie
FieldAbigailJodie
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNew South Wales, Australia · Girls #55 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #352 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Abigail has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Jodie.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Abigail

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1969

    First recorded at #303 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #19 among girls in England and Wales, in 2000 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #55 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

Jodie

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1965

    First recorded at #72 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1965–1988

    Highest recorded position: #14 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1972 (recorded 1965–1988).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #352 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls