Christina vs Frances

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.

• New Zealand · Girls

  In 1985, Christina was ranked #68 and Frances #88 among girls in New Zealand.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  In 1963, Christina was ranked #98 and Frances #74 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2016, Christina was ranked #353 and Frances #440 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2025, Christina was ranked #1051 and Frances #379 among girls in England and Wales.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2023, Christina was ranked #495 and Frances #856 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Scotland · Girls

  In 2024, Christina was ranked #541 and Frances #541 among girls in Scotland.

Christina and Frances over time

Christina and Frances appear together in 4 published lists, across 103 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.

Frances reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Christina 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

• Republic of Ireland · Girls51 shared years, 1964–2023

  Christina held the stronger position in 48 of those years, Frances in 3.

  Highest recorded here: Christina #40 in 1964, Frances #38 in 1964.

  The order changed in 1968: Christina moved ahead. In 1967 they stood at #52 and #45; by 1968 that had become #52 and #58.

  Most recent shared year, 2023: Christina #495, Frances #856.

• England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

  Christina held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Frances in 19.

  Highest recorded here: Christina #172 in 1996, Frances #161 in 1996.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Christina #1051, Frances #379.

• New Zealand · Girls12 shared years, 1954–1985

  Christina held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Frances in 9.

  Highest recorded here: Christina #68 in 1985, Frances #52 in 1954.

  The order changed in 1984: Christina moved ahead. In 1983 they stood at #100 and #90; by 1984 that had become #82 and #95.

  Most recent shared year, 1985: Christina #68, Frances #88.

• Northern Ireland · Girls10 shared years, 1997–2016

  Christina held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Frances in 1.

  Highest recorded here: Christina #104 in 1999, Frances #227 in 1999.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2016: Christina #353, 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.

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