Josephine vs Libby

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 2017, Josephine was ranked #355 and Libby #206 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• Scotland · Girls

  In 2024, Josephine was ranked #295 and Libby #260 among girls in Scotland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2024, Josephine was ranked #267 and Libby #454 among girls in England and Wales.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2024, Josephine was ranked #441 and Libby #342 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Josephine and Libby over time

Josephine and Libby appear together in 2 published lists, across 55 years of shared records. Libby held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Josephine in 0.

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.

Josephine reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Libby 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

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

  Josephine held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Libby in 21.

  Highest recorded here: Josephine #168 in 1997, Libby #48 in 2005.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Josephine #267, Libby #454.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls26 shared years, 1997–2024

  Josephine held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Libby in 21.

  Highest recorded here: Josephine #156 in 1997, Libby #181 in 2011.

  The order changed in 2004: Libby moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #220 and #294; by 2004 that had become #677 and #242.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Josephine #441, Libby #342.

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