Heather vs Wendy

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 South Wales, Australia · Girls

  In 1969, Heather was ranked #94 and Wendy #43 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• New Zealand · Girls

  In 1979, Heather was ranked #96 and Wendy #74 among girls in New Zealand.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 1998, Heather was ranked #197 and Wendy #351 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2022, Heather was ranked #317 and Wendy #502 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Scotland · Girls

  In 2024, Heather was ranked #351 and Wendy #541 among girls in Scotland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2024, Heather was ranked #826 and Wendy #2771 among girls in England and Wales.

Heather and Wendy over time

Heather and Wendy appear together in 4 published lists, across 121 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Heather reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, Wendy 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 · Girls48 shared years, 1964–2022

  Heather held the stronger position in 31 of those years, Wendy in 17.

  Highest recorded here: Heather #83 in 2003, Wendy #108 in 1977.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2022: Heather #317, Wendy #502.

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

  Heather held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Wendy in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Heather #78 in 1996, Wendy #820 in 1997.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Heather #826, Wendy #2771.

• New Zealand · Girls26 shared years, 1954–1979

  Heather held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Wendy in 26.

  Highest recorded here: Heather #15 in 1955, Wendy #8 in 1958.

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

  Most recent shared year, 1979: Heather #96, Wendy #74.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls18 shared years, 1952–1969

  Heather held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Wendy in 18.

  Highest recorded here: Heather #44 in 1954, Wendy #10 in 1958.

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

  Most recent shared year, 1969: Heather #94, Wendy #43.

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