David vs Fletcher

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 · Boys

  In 2023, David was ranked #47 and Fletcher #770 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

• England and Wales · Boys

  In 2024, David was ranked #64 and Fletcher #422 among boys in England and Wales.

• Scotland · Boys

  In 2024, David was ranked #71 and Fletcher #246 among boys in Scotland.

• Northern Ireland · Boys

  In 2023, David was ranked #83 and Fletcher #348 among boys in Northern Ireland.

• New Zealand · Boys

  In 2018, David was ranked #99 and Fletcher #95 among boys in New Zealand.

David and Fletcher over time

David and Fletcher appear together in 4 published lists, across 55 years of shared records. David held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Fletcher in 0.

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

David reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 4 of those lists, and Fletcher 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 · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024

  David held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Fletcher in 0.

  Highest recorded here: David #32 in 1996, Fletcher #220 in 2011.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2024: David #64, Fletcher #422.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys10 shared years, 2012–2023

  David held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Fletcher in 0.

  Highest recorded here: David #23 in 2014, Fletcher #435 in 2018.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2023: David #47, Fletcher #770.

• New Zealand · Boys8 shared years, 2010–2018

  David held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Fletcher in 3.

  Highest recorded here: David #59 in 2011, Fletcher #65 in 2014.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2018: David #99, Fletcher #95.

• Northern Ireland · Boys8 shared years, 2010–2023

  David held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Fletcher in 0.

  Highest recorded here: David #45 in 2010, Fletcher #311 in 2012.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2023: David #83, Fletcher #348.

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