Carly vs Roseann
Carly and Roseanncompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 1993, Carly was ranked #286 and Roseann #516 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Carly was ranked #3333 and Roseann #5927 among girls in England and Wales.
Carly and Roseann over time
Carly and Roseann appear together in 2 published lists, across 25 years of shared records. Carly held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Roseann in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Roseann reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Carly 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Carly #187 in 1996, Roseann #2096 in 1996.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls16 shared years, 1996–2025
Carly held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Roseann in 0.
Highest recorded here: Carly #187 in 1996, Roseann #2096 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Carly #3333, Roseann #5927.
Republic of Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 1979–1993
Carly held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Roseann in 3.
Highest recorded here: Carly #224 in 1989, Roseann #329 in 1987.
The order changed in 1988: Carly moved ahead. In 1987 they stood at #329 and #329; by 1988 that had become #262 and #407.
Most recent shared year, 1993: Carly #286, Roseann #516.
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.
Side by side
| Field | Carly | Roseann |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #3333 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #5927 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Carly and Roseann both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Carly
Popularity journey
First recorded1979
First recorded at #90 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1979 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1979–1989
Highest recorded position: #52 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1983 (recorded 1979–1989).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3333 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Roseann
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #380 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1966–1993
Highest recorded position: #329 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1987 (recorded 1966–1993).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls