Abigail vs Rosie

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 Rosie #16 among girls in Scotland.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2024, Abigail was ranked #80 and Rosie #22 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2025, Abigail was ranked #115 and Rosie #23 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2025, Abigail was ranked #171 and Rosie #24 among girls in England and Wales.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  In 2025, Abigail was ranked #55 and Rosie #84 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• New Zealand · Girls

  In 2022, Abigail was ranked #64 and Rosie #82 among girls in New Zealand.

Abigail and Rosie over time

Abigail and Rosie appear together in 3 published lists, across 91 years of shared records. Abigail held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Rosie in 0.

The order between them changed and held in 3 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

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

List by list

• Republic of Ireland · Girls33 shared years, 1992–2025

  Abigail held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Rosie in 8.

  Highest recorded here: Abigail #36 in 2008, Rosie #23 in 2025.

  The order changed in 2018: Rosie moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #62 and #91; by 2018 that had become #75 and #65.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Abigail #115, Rosie #23.

• England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

  Abigail held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Rosie in 13.

  Highest recorded here: Abigail #19 in 2000, Rosie #9 in 2020.

  The order changed in 2013: Rosie moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #44 and #48; by 2013 that had become #46 and #38.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Abigail #171, Rosie #24.

• Northern Ireland · Girls28 shared years, 1997–2024

  Abigail held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Rosie in 7.

  Highest recorded here: Abigail #29 in 2005, Rosie #21 in 2021.

  The order changed in 2018: Rosie moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #48 and #71; by 2018 that had become #46 and #33.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Abigail #80, Rosie #22.

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.

Side by side

How each name got here