Esther vs Hannah

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 2025, Esther was ranked #207 and Hannah #21 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2022, Esther was ranked #418 and Hannah #31 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• Scotland · Girls

  In 2024, Esther was ranked #260 and Hannah #66 among girls in Scotland.

• New Zealand · Girls

  In 2023, Esther was ranked #79 and Hannah #77 among girls in New Zealand.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2025, Esther was ranked #150 and Hannah #105 among girls in England and Wales.

• Norway · Girls

  In 2025, Esther was ranked #183 and Hannah #116 among girls in Norway.

Esther and Hannah over time

Esther and Hannah appear together in 4 published lists, across 162 years of shared records. Hannah held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Esther in 0.

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

Hannah reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, Esther 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 · Girls62 shared years, 1964–2025

  Esther held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Hannah in 49.

  Highest recorded here: Esther #101 in 1965, Hannah #5 in 2019.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Esther #207, Hannah #21.

• Norway · Girls49 shared years, 1976–2025

  Esther held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Hannah in 45.

  Highest recorded here: Esther #163 in 2013, Hannah #25 in 2005.

  The order changed in 1981: Hannah moved ahead. In 1980 they stood at #321 and #489; by 1981 that had become #352 and #319.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Esther #183, Hannah #116.

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

  Esther held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Hannah in 30.

  Highest recorded here: Esther #141 in 2017, Hannah #6 in 1996.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Esther #150, Hannah #105.

• Northern Ireland · Girls21 shared years, 1997–2022

  Esther held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Hannah in 21.

  Highest recorded here: Esther #180 in 2011, Hannah #6 in 1998.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2022: Esther #418, Hannah #31.

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