Frances vs Kate

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 Zealand · Girls

  In 1985, Frances was ranked #88 and Kate #17 among girls in New Zealand.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2023, Frances was ranked #856 and Kate #38 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2017, Frances was ranked #432 and Kate #122 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2024, Frances was ranked #425 and Kate #1302 among girls in England and Wales.

• Scotland · Girls

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

Frances and Kate over time

Frances and Kate appear together in 3 published lists, across 87 years of shared records. Kate 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 Kate 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 · Girls47 shared years, 1964–2023

  Frances held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Kate in 33.

  Highest recorded here: Frances #38 in 1964, Kate #10 in 2007.

  The order changed in 1982: Kate moved ahead. In 1981 they stood at #116 and #128; by 1982 that had become #112 and #110.

  Most recent shared year, 2023: Frances #856, Kate #38.

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

  Frances held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Kate in 20.

  Highest recorded here: Frances #161 in 1996, Kate #59 in 1996.

  The order changed in 2016: Frances moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #461 and #393; by 2016 that had become #382 and #452.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Frances #425, Kate #1302.

• Northern Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 1997–2017

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

  Highest recorded here: Frances #227 in 1999, Kate #49 in 2006.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2017: Frances #432, Kate #122.

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