Olive vs Phoebe

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.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2025, Olive was ranked #47 and Phoebe #14 among girls in England and Wales.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2024, Olive was ranked #119 and Phoebe #30 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• New Zealand · Girls

  In 2023, Olive was ranked #33 and Phoebe #56 among girls in New Zealand.

• Scotland · Girls

  In 2024, Olive was ranked #106 and Phoebe #46 among girls in Scotland.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  In 2025, Olive was ranked #68 and Phoebe #65 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2025, Olive was ranked #247 and Phoebe #97 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Olive and Phoebe over time

Olive and Phoebe appear together in 5 published lists, across 103 years of shared records. Phoebe held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Olive 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.

Phoebe reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Olive 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 · Girls35 shared years, 1985–2025

  Olive held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Phoebe in 28.

  Highest recorded here: Olive #243 in 2024, Phoebe #78 in 2022.

  The order changed in 1996: Phoebe moved ahead. In 1995 they stood at #352 and #516; by 1996 that had become #471 and #279.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Olive #247, Phoebe #97.

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

  Olive held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Phoebe in 30.

  Highest recorded here: Olive #47 in 2025, Phoebe #14 in 2025.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Olive #47, Phoebe #14.

• New Zealand · Girls14 shared years, 2010–2023

  Olive held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Phoebe in 3.

  Highest recorded here: Olive #21 in 2022, Phoebe #53 in 2017.

  The order changed in 2018: Olive moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #60 and #53; by 2018 that had become #50 and #66.

  Most recent shared year, 2023: Olive #33, Phoebe #56.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls13 shared years, 2013–2025

  Olive held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Phoebe in 10.

  Highest recorded here: Olive #55 in 2022, Phoebe #42 in 2017.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Olive #68, Phoebe #65.

• Northern Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 2013–2024

  Olive held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Phoebe in 11.

  Highest recorded here: Olive #119 in 2024, Phoebe #30 in 2024.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Olive #119, Phoebe #30.

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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