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Francis vs Mahek

Francis and Mahekcompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

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, Francis was ranked #2138 and Mahek #3705 among girls in England and Wales.

Francis and Mahek over time

Francis and Mahek appear together in 1 published list, across 13 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

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.

Mahek reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Francis 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

  • England and Wales · Girls13 shared years, 20052025

    Francis held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Mahek in 6.

    Highest recorded here: Francis #1863 in 2023, Mahek #835 in 2006.

    The order changed in 2020: Francis moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #4686 and #4001; by 2020 that had become #2449 and #5493.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Francis #2138, Mahek #3705.

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.

Other comparisons involving Francis

Pairs where Francis shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Francis, Mahek
FieldFrancisMahek
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZGB-ENW
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Boys #193 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #3705 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10040/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Francis and Mahek both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.

How each name got here

Francis

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1952

    First recorded at #74 among boys in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1964–2025

    Highest recorded position: #16 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2138 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Mahek

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2000

    First recorded at #2416 among girls in England and Wales in 2000 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2000–2025

    Highest recorded position: #835 among girls in England and Wales, in 2006 (recorded 2000–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3705 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls