Rosie vs Sian

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, Rosie was ranked #24 and Sian #3035 among girls in England and Wales.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2017, Rosie was ranked #71 and Sian #432 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2013, Rosie was ranked #119 and Sian #747 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Rosie and Sian over time

Rosie and Sian appear together in 3 published lists, across 65 years of shared records. Rosie held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Sian in 0.

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.

Sian reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Rosie 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 · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

  Rosie held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Sian in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Rosie #9 in 2020, Sian #72 in 1997.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Rosie #24, Sian #3035.

• Northern Ireland · Girls19 shared years, 1997–2017

  Rosie held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Sian in 6.

  Highest recorded here: Rosie #67 in 2013, Sian #92 in 2000.

  The order changed in 2004: Rosie moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #248 and #125; by 2004 that had become #139 and #155.

  Most recent shared year, 2017: Rosie #71, Sian #432.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls16 shared years, 1992–2013

  Rosie held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Sian in 4.

  Highest recorded here: Rosie #119 in 2013, Sian #345 in 2006.

  The order changed in 2000: Rosie moved ahead. In 1999 they stood at #439 and #355; by 2000 that had become #269 and #352.

  Most recent shared year, 2013: Rosie #119, Sian #747.

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.

Side by side

How each name got here