Gemma vs Rachael

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 1994, Gemma was ranked #68 and Rachael #91 among girls in New Zealand.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  In 2001, Gemma was ranked #70 and Rachael #100 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2016, Gemma was ranked #353 and Rachael #353 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2022, Gemma was ranked #502 and Rachael #747 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2025, Gemma was ranked #4867 and Rachael #3705 among girls in England and Wales.

Gemma and Rachael over time

Gemma and Rachael appear together in 5 published lists, across 134 years of shared records. Gemma held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Rachael in 2.

The order between them changed and held in 3 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Gemma reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Rachael 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 · Girls57 shared years, 1964–2022

  Gemma held the stronger position in 44 of those years, Rachael in 10.

  Highest recorded here: Gemma #36 in 1992, Rachael #56 in 1994.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2022: Gemma #502, Rachael #747.

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

  Gemma held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Rachael in 4.

  Highest recorded here: Gemma #50 in 1996, Rachael #77 in 1996.

  The order changed in 2025: Rachael moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #1541 and #3318; by 2025 that had become #4867 and #3705.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Gemma #4867, Rachael #3705.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls17 shared years, 1984–2001

  Gemma held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Rachael in 15.

  Highest recorded here: Gemma #47 in 1991, Rachael #44 in 1992.

  The order changed in 2000: Gemma moved ahead. In 1999 they stood at #94 and #65; by 2000 that had become #79 and #94.

  Most recent shared year, 2001: Gemma #70, Rachael #100.

• Northern Ireland · Girls17 shared years, 1997–2016

  Gemma held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Rachael in 11.

  Highest recorded here: Gemma #35 in 1997, Rachael #25 in 1997.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2016: Gemma #353, Rachael #353.

• New Zealand · Girls13 shared years, 1982–1994

  Gemma held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Rachael in 2.

  Highest recorded here: Gemma #17 in 1984, Rachael #36 in 1985.

  The order changed in 1992: Gemma moved ahead. In 1991 they stood at #74 and #46; by 1992 that had become #54 and #79.

  Most recent shared year, 1994: Gemma #68, Rachael #91.

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.

Side by side

How each name got here