Holly vs Nina

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, Holly was ranked #105 and Nina #63 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2025, Holly was ranked #69 and Nina #112 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• New Zealand · Girls

  In 2019, Holly was ranked #73 and Nina #80 among girls in New Zealand.

• Scotland · Girls

  In 2024, Holly was ranked #79 and Nina #97 among girls in Scotland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2025, Holly was ranked #169 and Nina #157 among girls in England and Wales.

Holly and Nina over time

Holly and Nina appear together in 4 published lists, across 108 years of shared records. Holly held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Nina in 0.

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.

Holly reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 4 of those lists, and Nina 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 · Girls42 shared years, 1976–2025

  Holly held the stronger position in 38 of those years, Nina in 3.

  Highest recorded here: Holly #11 in 2010, Nina #83 in 2020.

  The order changed in 1985: Holly moved ahead. In 1984 they stood at #365 and #365; by 1985 that had become #242 and #519.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Holly #69, Nina #112.

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

  Holly held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Nina in 1.

  Highest recorded here: Holly #12 in 2002, Nina #137 in 2021.

  The order changed in 2025: Nina moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #137 and #160; by 2025 that had become #169 and #157.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Holly #169, Nina #157.

• Northern Ireland · Girls28 shared years, 1997–2024

  Holly held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Nina in 4.

  Highest recorded here: Holly #22 in 2003, Nina #63 in 2024.

  The order changed in 2021: Nina moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #69 and #111; by 2021 that had become #108 and #104.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Holly #105, Nina #63.

• New Zealand · Girls8 shared years, 2011–2019

  Holly held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Nina in 2.

  Highest recorded here: Holly #27 in 2011, Nina #63 in 2014.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2019: Holly #73, Nina #80.

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.

Side by side

How each name got here