Frances 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 2023, Frances was ranked #856 and Hannah #12 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2017, Frances was ranked #432 and Hannah #19 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• New Zealand · Girls

  In 1985, Frances was ranked #88 and Hannah #24 among girls in New Zealand.

• Scotland · Girls

  In 2024, Frances was ranked #541 and Hannah #66 among girls in Scotland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2025, Frances was ranked #379 and Hannah #105 among girls in England and Wales.

Frances and Hannah over time

Frances and Hannah appear together in 3 published lists, across 92 years of shared records. Hannah held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Frances 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.

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.

List by list

• Republic of Ireland · Girls51 shared years, 1964–2023

  Frances held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Hannah in 28.

  Highest recorded here: Frances #38 in 1964, Hannah #5 in 2019.

  The order changed in 1987: Hannah moved ahead. In 1986 they stood at #139 and #155; by 1987 that had become #136 and #119.

  Most recent shared year, 2023: Frances #856, Hannah #12.

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

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

  Highest recorded here: Frances #161 in 1996, Hannah #6 in 1996.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Frances #379, Hannah #105.

• Northern Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 1997–2017

  Frances held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Hannah in 11.

  Highest recorded here: Frances #227 in 1999, Hannah #6 in 1998.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2017: Frances #432, Hannah #19.

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.

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How each name got here