Alfred vs Francis

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.

• Norway · Boys

  In 2025, Alfred was ranked #26 and Francis #316 among boys in Norway.

• England and Wales · Boys

  In 2025, Alfred was ranked #76 and Francis #193 among boys in England and Wales.

• Northern Ireland · Boys

  In 2023, Alfred was ranked #272 and Francis #200 among boys in Northern Ireland.

• Scotland · Boys

  In 2024, Alfred was ranked #278 and Francis #352 among boys in Scotland.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys

  In 2025, Alfred was ranked #286 and Francis #309 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Alfred and Francis over time

Alfred and Francis appear together in 4 published lists, across 111 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.

Alfred reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Francis in 1. 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 · Boys45 shared years, 1964–2025

  Alfred held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Francis in 43.

  Highest recorded here: Alfred #134 in 1964, Francis #16 in 1964.

  The order changed in 2025: Alfred moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #430 and #267; by 2025 that had become #286 and #309.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Alfred #286, Francis #309.

• England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025

  Alfred held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Francis in 2.

  Highest recorded here: Alfred #76 in 2023, Francis #188 in 1996.

  The order changed in 1998: Alfred moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #192 and #190; by 1998 that had become #174 and #191.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Alfred #76, Francis #193.

• Norway · Boys23 shared years, 1960–2025

  Alfred held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Francis in 2.

  Highest recorded here: Alfred #22 in 2024, Francis #316 in 2025.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Alfred #26, Francis #316.

• Northern Ireland · Boys13 shared years, 2008–2023

  Alfred held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Francis in 13.

  Highest recorded here: Alfred #262 in 2009, Francis #142 in 2014.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2023: Alfred #272, Francis #200.

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