Elizabeth vs Phoebe

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 2025, Elizabeth was ranked #74 and Phoebe #14 among girls in England and Wales.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2024, Elizabeth was ranked #87 and Phoebe #30 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• Scotland · Girls

  In 2024, Elizabeth was ranked #113 and Phoebe #46 among girls in Scotland.

• New Zealand · Girls

  In 2023, Elizabeth was ranked #85 and Phoebe #56 among girls in New Zealand.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  In 2025, Elizabeth was ranked #83 and Phoebe #65 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2025, Elizabeth was ranked #76 and Phoebe #97 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Elizabeth and Phoebe over time

Elizabeth and Phoebe appear together in 5 published lists, across 153 years of shared records. Elizabeth held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Phoebe in 2.

The order between them changed and held in 4 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Elizabeth reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 5 of those lists, and Phoebe 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 · Girls39 shared years, 1985–2025

  Elizabeth held the stronger position in 38 of those years, Phoebe in 1.

  Highest recorded here: Elizabeth #24 in 1989, Phoebe #78 in 2022.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Elizabeth #76, Phoebe #97.

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

  Elizabeth held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Phoebe in 21.

  Highest recorded here: Elizabeth #26 in 1996, Phoebe #14 in 2025.

  The order changed in 2005: Phoebe moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #35 and #43; by 2005 that had become #42 and #36.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Elizabeth #74, Phoebe #14.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls28 shared years, 1998–2025

  Elizabeth held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Phoebe in 6.

  Highest recorded here: Elizabeth #31 in 2000, Phoebe #39 in 2004.

  The order changed in 2021: Phoebe moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #58 and #74; by 2021 that had become #84 and #72.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Elizabeth #83, Phoebe #65.

• New Zealand · Girls28 shared years, 1996–2023

  Elizabeth held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Phoebe in 3.

  Highest recorded here: Elizabeth #33 in 2002, Phoebe #45 in 2004.

  The order changed in 2022: Phoebe moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #68 and #79; by 2022 that had become #88 and #76.

  Most recent shared year, 2023: Elizabeth #85, Phoebe #56.

• Northern Ireland · Girls28 shared years, 1997–2024

  Elizabeth held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Phoebe in 17.

  Highest recorded here: Elizabeth #55 in 1997, Phoebe #30 in 2024.

  The order changed in 2012: Phoebe moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #78 and #82; by 2012 that had become #73 and #66.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Elizabeth #87, Phoebe #30.

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.

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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.

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