Alfred vs Finley

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.

• England and Wales · Boys

  In 2024, Alfred was ranked #81 and Finley #18 among boys in England and Wales.

• Northern Ireland · Boys

  In 2023, Alfred was ranked #272 and Finley #108 among boys in Northern Ireland.

• Scotland · Boys

  In 2024, Alfred was ranked #278 and Finley #120 among boys in Scotland.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys

  In 2025, Alfred was ranked #286 and Finley #159 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Alfred and Finley over time

Alfred and Finley appear together in 3 published lists, across 62 years of shared records. Finley held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Alfred in 0.

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.

List by list

• England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024

  Alfred held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Finley in 26.

  Highest recorded here: Alfred #76 in 2023, Finley #16 in 2020.

  The order changed in 1999: Finley moved ahead. In 1998 they stood at #174 and #182; by 1999 that had become #150 and #128.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Alfred #81, Finley #18.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys20 shared years, 2005–2025

  Alfred held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Finley in 13.

  Highest recorded here: Alfred #271 in 2020, Finley #136 in 2020.

  The order changed in 2016: Finley moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #421 and #459; by 2016 that had become #353 and #353.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Alfred #286, Finley #159.

• Northern Ireland · Boys13 shared years, 2008–2023

  Alfred held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Finley in 12.

  Highest recorded here: Alfred #262 in 2009, Finley #100 in 2020.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2023: Alfred #272, Finley #108.

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.

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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.

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