Nell vs Tess

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.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2025, Nell was ranked #115 and Tess #148 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2024, Nell was ranked #253 and Tess #227 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• Scotland · Girls

  In 2024, Nell was ranked #230 and Tess #638 among girls in Scotland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2024, Nell was ranked #400 and Tess #2771 among girls in England and Wales.

Nell and Tess over time

Nell and Tess appear together in 3 published lists, across 61 years of shared records. Tess held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Nell in 1.

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.

Tess reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Nell 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

  Nell held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Tess in 5.

  Highest recorded here: Nell #263 in 2022, Tess #423 in 2005.

  The order changed in 2001: Nell moved ahead. In 2000 they stood at #748 and #485; by 2001 that had become #514 and #565.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Nell #400, Tess #2771.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls24 shared years, 2000–2025

  Nell held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Tess in 17.

  Highest recorded here: Nell #114 in 2024, Tess #133 in 2021.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Nell #115, Tess #148.

• Northern Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 2006–2024

  Nell held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Tess in 8.

  Highest recorded here: Nell #253 in 2024, Tess #175 in 2022.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Nell #253, Tess #227.

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.

Side by side

How each name got here