Frances vs Jodie

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 · Girls

  In 1965, Frances was ranked #98 and Jodie #72 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• New Zealand · Girls

  In 1982, Frances was ranked #86 and Jodie #87 among girls in New Zealand.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2016, Frances was ranked #440 and Jodie #353 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2024, Frances was ranked #425 and Jodie #1743 among girls in England and Wales.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2023, Frances was ranked #856 and Jodie #495 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Scotland · Girls

  In 2024, Frances was ranked #541 and Jodie #790 among girls in Scotland.

Frances and Jodie over time

Frances and Jodie appear together in 3 published lists, across 71 years of shared records. Jodie held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Frances in 0.

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.

Frances reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Jodie 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 · Girls32 shared years, 1982–2023

  Frances held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Jodie in 21.

  Highest recorded here: Frances #112 in 1982, Jodie #61 in 2004.

  The order changed in 1995: Jodie moved ahead. In 1994 they stood at #158 and #212; by 1995 that had become #232 and #145.

  Most recent shared year, 2023: Frances #856, Jodie #495.

• England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024

  Frances held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Jodie in 16.

  Highest recorded here: Frances #161 in 1996, Jodie #43 in 1996.

  The order changed in 2012: Frances moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #552 and #468; by 2012 that had become #493 and #768.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Frances #425, Jodie #1743.

• Northern Ireland · Girls10 shared years, 1997–2016

  Frances held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Jodie in 10.

  Highest recorded here: Frances #227 in 1999, Jodie #41 in 2004.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2016: Frances #440, Jodie #353.

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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