Leanne 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 Zealand · Girls

  In 1985, Leanne was ranked #95 and Rachael #36 among girls in New Zealand.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  In 1986, Leanne was ranked #95 and Rachael #53 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2010, Leanne was ranked #366 and Rachael #283 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2021, Leanne was ranked #883 and Rachael #883 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2025, Leanne was ranked #2006 and Rachael #3705 among girls in England and Wales.

Leanne and Rachael over time

Leanne and Rachael appear together in 5 published lists, across 119 years of shared records. Rachael held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Leanne 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.

Leanne reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, Rachael 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 · Girls46 shared years, 1973–2021

  Leanne held the stronger position in 31 of those years, Rachael in 14.

  Highest recorded here: Leanne #26 in 1990, Rachael #56 in 1994.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2021: Leanne #883, Rachael #883.

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

  Leanne held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Rachael in 21.

  Highest recorded here: Leanne #88 in 1996, Rachael #77 in 1996.

  The order changed in 2020: Leanne moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #1940 and #1316; by 2020 that had become #1687 and #1939.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Leanne #2006, Rachael #3705.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls16 shared years, 1970–1986

  Leanne held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Rachael in 3.

  Highest recorded here: Leanne #13 in 1970, Rachael #41 in 1974.

  The order changed in 1983: Rachael moved ahead. In 1982 they stood at #50 and #60; by 1983 that had become #58 and #57.

  Most recent shared year, 1986: Leanne #95, Rachael #53.

• New Zealand · Girls15 shared years, 1969–1985

  Leanne held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Rachael in 13.

  Highest recorded here: Leanne #27 in 1970, Rachael #25 in 1971.

  The order changed in 1971: Rachael moved ahead. In 1970 they stood at #27 and #43; by 1971 that had become #37 and #25.

  Most recent shared year, 1985: Leanne #95, Rachael #36.

• Northern Ireland · Girls12 shared years, 1997–2010

  Leanne held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Rachael in 12.

  Highest recorded here: Leanne #84 in 1998, Rachael #25 in 1997.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2010: Leanne #366, Rachael #283.

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