Frank vs Niall

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.

• Northern Ireland · Boys

  In 2024, Frank was ranked #256 and Niall #144 among boys in Northern Ireland.

• England and Wales · Boys

  In 2024, Frank was ranked #194 and Niall #613 among boys in England and Wales.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys

  In 2025, Frank was ranked #286 and Niall #244 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

• Scotland · Boys

  In 2024, Frank was ranked #478 and Niall #246 among boys in Scotland.

Frank and Niall over time

Frank and Niall appear together in 3 published lists, across 111 years of shared records. Niall held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Frank in 1.

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.

Niall reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Frank 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 · Boys62 shared years, 1964–2025

  Frank held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Niall in 62.

  Highest recorded here: Frank #139 in 1966, Niall #16 in 1991.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Frank #286, Niall #244.

• England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024

  Frank held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Niall in 12.

  Highest recorded here: Frank #155 in 2018, Niall #106 in 1996.

  The order changed in 2009: Frank moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #266 and #256; by 2009 that had become #259 and #284.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Frank #194, Niall #613.

• Northern Ireland · Boys20 shared years, 2003–2024

  Frank held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Niall in 20.

  Highest recorded here: Frank #185 in 2019, Niall #33 in 2003.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Frank #256, Niall #144.

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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