Rachael vs Sharon

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 1981, Rachael was ranked #40 and Sharon #78 among girls in New Zealand.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  In 1982, Rachael was ranked #60 and Sharon #88 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

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

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2019, Rachael was ranked #551 and Sharon #871 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2024, Rachael was ranked #3318 and Sharon #2000 among girls in England and Wales.

Rachael and Sharon over time

Rachael and Sharon appear together in 4 published lists, across 108 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

The order between them changed and held in 4 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Sharon reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Rachael 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 · Girls53 shared years, 1964–2019

  Rachael held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Sharon in 30.

  Highest recorded here: Rachael #56 in 1994, Sharon #5 in 1970.

  The order changed in 2019: Rachael moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #629 and #629; by 2019 that had become #551 and #871.

  Most recent shared year, 2019: Rachael #551, Sharon #871.

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

  Rachael held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Sharon in 8.

  Highest recorded here: Rachael #77 in 1996, Sharon #539 in 1996.

  The order changed in 2020: Sharon moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #1316 and #2040; by 2020 that had become #1939 and #1939.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Rachael #3318, Sharon #2000.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls13 shared years, 1970–1982

  Rachael held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Sharon in 9.

  Highest recorded here: Rachael #41 in 1974, Sharon #7 in 1970.

  The order changed in 1979: Rachael moved ahead. In 1978 they stood at #54 and #45; by 1979 that had become #60 and #67.

  Most recent shared year, 1982: Rachael #60, Sharon #88.

• New Zealand · Girls13 shared years, 1969–1981

  Rachael held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Sharon in 4.

  Highest recorded here: Rachael #25 in 1971, Sharon #13 in 1969.

  The order changed in 1973: Rachael moved ahead. In 1972 they stood at #29 and #28; by 1973 that had become #25 and #37.

  Most recent shared year, 1981: Rachael #40, Sharon #78.

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.

Where to go next

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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