Julia 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 South Wales, Australia · Girls

  In 2001, Julia was ranked #78 and Rachael #100 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• New Zealand · Girls

  In 1994, Julia was ranked #99 and Rachael #91 among girls in New Zealand.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2022, Julia was ranked #99 and Rachael #747 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2017, Julia was ranked #134 and Rachael #432 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2024, Julia was ranked #223 and Rachael #3318 among girls in England and Wales.

Julia and Rachael over time

Julia and Rachael appear together in 5 published lists, across 150 years of shared records. Rachael held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Julia 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.

Rachael reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 5 of those lists, and Julia 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

  Julia held the stronger position in 32 of those years, Rachael in 25.

  Highest recorded here: Julia #31 in 2009, Rachael #56 in 1994.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2022: Julia #99, Rachael #747.

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

  Julia held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Rachael in 9.

  Highest recorded here: Julia #77 in 2010, Rachael #77 in 1996.

  The order changed in 2005: Julia moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #261 and #221; by 2005 that had become #218 and #267.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Julia #223, Rachael #3318.

• New Zealand · Girls24 shared years, 1970–1994

  Julia held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Rachael in 21.

  Highest recorded here: Julia #26 in 1983, Rachael #25 in 1971.

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

  Most recent shared year, 1994: Julia #99, Rachael #91.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls21 shared years, 1970–2001

  Julia held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Rachael in 18.

  Highest recorded here: Julia #70 in 1999, Rachael #44 in 1992.

  The order changed in 1999: Julia moved ahead. In 1998 they stood at #76 and #65; by 1999 that had become #70 and #85.

  Most recent shared year, 2001: Julia #78, Rachael #100.

• Northern Ireland · Girls19 shared years, 1997–2017

  Julia held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Rachael in 11.

  Highest recorded here: Julia #68 in 2011, Rachael #25 in 1997.

  The order changed in 2008: Julia moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #97 and #79; by 2008 that had become #69 and #131.

  Most recent shared year, 2017: Julia #134, Rachael #432.

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.

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