Bora vs Freddie

Bora and Freddiecompared 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.

England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Bora was ranked #2546 and Freddie #12 among boys in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Bora was ranked #4192 and Freddie #3318 among girls in England and Wales.

Bora and Freddie over time

Bora and Freddie appear together in 1 published list, across 14 years of shared records. Freddie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Bora in 0.

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

Bora reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Freddie 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

England and Wales · Boys14 shared years, 2001–2023
Bora held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Freddie in 14.
Highest recorded here: Bora #2175 in 2016, Freddie #10 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Bora #2546, Freddie #12.

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 Freddie

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

Alfie vs Freddie
Alfie and Freddie both rose over the same years in 3 registrars — England and Wales · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys; Republic of Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Alfie · Freddie · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Archie vs Freddie
Archie and Freddie both rose over the same years in 3 registrars — England and Wales · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys; Republic of Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Archie · Freddie · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Arlo vs Freddie
Arlo and Freddie both rose over the same years in 3 registrars — England and Wales · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys; Republic of Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Arlo · Freddie · 27 shared years, 1999–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Arthur vs Freddie
Arthur and Freddie both rose over the same years in 3 registrars — England and Wales · Boys; Northern Ireland · Boys; Republic of Ireland · Boys. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Arthur · Freddie · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Bora, Freddie
Field	Bora	Freddie
Record type	Official statistical record (evidence-only)	Editorially researched profile
Gender usage	Used for both boys and girls	male
Meaning	Not yet recorded	Peaceful ruler.
Origin	Not yet recorded	Germanic, via Frederick
Pronunciation	Not yet recorded	/ˈfɹɛdi/
Syllables	2	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Freddy, Frederick
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	England and Wales · Girls #4192 (2024)	Republic of Ireland · Boys #52 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	95/100	82/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	40/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	high

What the data shows

Freddie has a recorded origin (Germanic, via Frederick); Bora does not have one recorded yet.
Bora and Freddie both have 2 syllables.
A meaning is recorded for Freddie; Bora doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
The available evidence gives Bora a "medium" Data Confidence level and Freddie a "high" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.

How each name got here

Bora

Popularity journey

First recorded2001
First recorded at #2587 among boys in England and Wales in 2001 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2001–2023
Highest recorded position: #2175 among boys in England and Wales, in 2016 (recorded 2001–2023).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Freddie

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #2350 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #10 among boys in England and Wales, in 2022 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #52 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys