Grace vs Rosie
Grace and Rosiecompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Grace was ranked #1 and Rosie #22 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Grace was ranked #4 and Rosie #23 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
In 2025, Grace was ranked #11 and Rosie #84 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Grace was ranked #13 and Rosie #16 among girls in Scotland.
New Zealand · Girls
In 2022, Grace was ranked #19 and Rosie #82 among girls in New Zealand.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Grace was ranked #25 and Rosie #24 among girls in England and Wales.
Grace and Rosie over time
Grace and Rosie appear together in 3 published lists, across 90 years of shared records. Grace held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Rosie in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Grace reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Rosie 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.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 29 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Grace and Rosie averaged 31.1 places apart, ending at #25 and #24.
- Longest-running competitions
Grace and Rosie were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 33 years, from 1992 to 2025, ending at #4 and #23.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls33 shared years, 1992–2025
Grace held the stronger position in 33 of those years, Rosie in 0.
Highest recorded here: Grace #1 in 2020, Rosie #23 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Grace #4, Rosie #23.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Grace held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Rosie in 4.
Highest recorded here: Grace #1 in 2006, Rosie #9 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Grace #25, Rosie #24.
Northern Ireland · Girls28 shared years, 1997–2024
Grace held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Rosie in 0.
Highest recorded here: Grace #1 in 2013, Rosie #21 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Grace #1, Rosie #22.
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
| Field | Grace | Rosie |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Grace, favour (the English virtue word, used directly as a name). | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | English (virtue name), from Latin gratia | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡɹeɪs/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Gracie | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #4 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #23 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | high | medium |
What the data shows
- Grace has a recorded origin (English (virtue name), from Latin gratia); Rosie does not have one recorded yet.
- Grace and Rosie both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Grace; Rosie doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.
- The available evidence gives Grace a "high" Data Confidence level and Rosie a "medium" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
Grace
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #393 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in England and Wales, in 2006 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #11 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Rosie
Popularity journey
First recorded1992
First recorded at #523 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1992 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #9 among girls in England and Wales, in 2020 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #84 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls