Julie vs Riona

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 2008, Julie was ranked #439 and Riona #228 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2025, Julie was ranked #483 and Riona #413 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2025, Julie was ranked #1639 and Riona #1809 among girls in England and Wales.

Julie and Riona over time

Julie and Riona appear together in 3 published lists, across 83 years of shared records. Julie held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Riona in 1.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Julie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Riona 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 · Girls45 shared years, 1976–2025

  Julie held the stronger position in 41 of those years, Riona in 3.

  Highest recorded here: Julie #51 in 1977, Riona #169 in 2006.

  The order changed in 2025: Riona moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #389 and #502; by 2025 that had become #483 and #413.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Julie #483, Riona #413.

• England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2025

  Julie held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Riona in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Julie #436 in 1996, Riona #1393 in 1999.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Julie #1639, Riona #1809.

• Northern Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 1998–2008

  Julie held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Riona in 6.

  Highest recorded here: Julie #112 in 1998, Riona #176 in 2001.

  The order changed in 2004: Riona moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #225 and #331; by 2004 that had become #316 and #273.

  Most recent shared year, 2008: Julie #439, Riona #228.

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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