Collette vs Freda
Collette and Fredacompared 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 1991, Collette was ranked #515 and Freda #457 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Collette was ranked #4843 and Freda #3318 among girls in England and Wales.
Collette and Freda over time
Collette and Freda appear together in 2 published lists, across 42 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.
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
Collette and Freda changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 1991, ending at #515 and #457.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Collette #179 in 1967, Freda #218 in 1966.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls23 shared years, 1964–1991
Collette held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Freda in 4.
Highest recorded here: Collette #179 in 1967, Freda #218 in 1966.
The order changed in 1990: Freda moved ahead. In 1989 they stood at #407 and #492; by 1990 that had become #517 and #446.
Most recent shared year, 1991: Collette #515, Freda #457.
England and Wales · Girls19 shared years, 1996–2024
Collette held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Freda in 11.
Highest recorded here: Collette #717 in 1996, Freda #1834 in 2016.
The order changed in 2005: Freda moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #2530 and #4598; by 2005 that had become #2682 and #2438.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Collette #4843, Freda #3318.
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 | Collette | Freda |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4843 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #3318 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Collette has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Freda.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Collette
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #180 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–1996
Highest recorded position: #179 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1967 (recorded 1964–1996).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Freda
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #327 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2002
Highest recorded position: #218 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1966 (recorded 1964–2002).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3318 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls