Carrie vs Frances
Carrie and Francescompared 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 · Girls
In 2024, Carrie was ranked #4192 and Frances #425 among girls in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2016, Carrie was ranked #440 and Frances #440 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2023, Carrie was ranked #727 and Frances #856 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Carrie and Frances over time
Carrie and Frances appear together in 3 published lists, across 77 years of shared records. Frances held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Carrie 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.
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.
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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Carrie and Frances changed places 11 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1976 and 2023, ending at #727 and #856.
- Longest-running competitions
Carrie and Frances were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 39 years, from 1976 to 2023, ending at #727 and #856.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Carrie #353 in 1996, Frances #161 in 1996.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls39 shared years, 1976–2023
Carrie held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Frances in 21.
Highest recorded here: Carrie #170 in 1991, Frances #92 in 1976.
The order changed in 2023: Carrie moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #661 and #661; by 2023 that had become #727 and #856.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Carrie #727, Frances #856.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Carrie held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Frances in 29.
Highest recorded here: Carrie #353 in 1996, Frances #161 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Carrie #4192, Frances #425.
Northern Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 1997–2016
Carrie held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Frances in 3.
Highest recorded here: Carrie #221 in 1997, Frances #227 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Carrie #440, Frances #440.
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 | Carrie | Frances |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #898 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #425 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Carrie and Frances both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Carrie
Popularity journey
First recorded1976
First recorded at #360 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1976 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1976–2024
Highest recorded position: #170 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1991 (recorded 1976–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Frances
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #64 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2023
Highest recorded position: #38 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2023).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #425 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls