Denis vs Francis

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 South Wales, Australia · Boys

  In 1955, Denis was ranked #97 and Francis #81 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

• New Zealand · Boys

  In 1954, Denis was ranked #82 and Francis #84 among boys in New Zealand.

• England and Wales · Boys

  In 2025, Denis was ranked #484 and Francis #193 among boys in England and Wales.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys

  In 2025, Denis was ranked #232 and Francis #309 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

• Northern Ireland · Boys

  In 2024, Denis was ranked #305 and Francis #278 among boys in Northern Ireland.

• Norway · Boys

  In 2024, Denis was ranked #423 and Francis #397 among boys in Norway.

Denis and Francis over time

Denis and Francis appear together in 4 published lists, across 129 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.

Francis reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Denis in 1. 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 · Boys62 shared years, 1964–2025

  Denis held the stronger position in 34 of those years, Francis in 27.

  Highest recorded here: Denis #21 in 1964, Francis #16 in 1964.

  The order changed in 1997: Denis moved ahead. In 1996 they stood at #112 and #97; by 1997 that had become #93 and #99.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Denis #232, Francis #309.

• England and Wales · Boys30 shared years, 1996–2025

  Denis held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Francis in 30.

  Highest recorded here: Denis #262 in 2020, Francis #188 in 1996.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Denis #484, Francis #193.

• Norway · Boys20 shared years, 1972–2024

  Denis held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Francis in 3.

  Highest recorded here: Denis #249 in 1984, Francis #359 in 1987.

  The order changed in 2016: Francis moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #341 and #493; by 2016 that had become #484 and #454.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Denis #423, Francis #397.

• Northern Ireland · Boys17 shared years, 1998–2024

  Denis held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Francis in 15.

  Highest recorded here: Denis #231 in 2011, Francis #137 in 2005.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Denis #305, Francis #278.

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