Compare names
Two names on one chart, 1880 to 2025, with the year one overtook the other.
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Two spellings of one name
Where the question is usually not which name but which way to write it.
- Steven vs Stephen
- Catherine vs Katherine
- Mary vs Marie
- Sarah vs Sara
- Teresa vs Theresa
- Brian vs Bryan
- Ann vs Anne
- Philip vs Phillip
- Carolyn vs Caroline
- Kathy vs Katie
- Michelle vs Michele
- Susan vs Suzanne
- Joan vs Joanne
- Sophia vs Sofia
- Christine vs Kristin
- Kathy vs Cathy
- Katie vs Cathy
- John vs Jon
- Jean vs Jeanne
- Lily vs Lillie
- Eric vs Erik
- Joan vs Joann
- Joanne vs Joann
- Johnny vs Johnnie
The 2025 shortlist: girls
Each of last year’s ten most common girls’ names against the one immediately below it.
- Olivia vs Charlotte #1 & #2
- Charlotte vs Emma #2 & #3
- Emma vs Amelia #3 & #4
- Amelia vs Sophia #4 & #5
- Sophia vs Mia #5 & #6
- Mia vs Isabella #6 & #7
- Isabella vs Evelyn #7 & #8
- Evelyn vs Sofia #8 & #9
- Sofia vs Eliana #9 & #10
The 2025 shortlist: boys
Each of last year’s ten most common boys’ names against the one immediately below it.
- Liam vs Noah #1 & #2
- Noah vs Oliver #2 & #3
- Oliver vs Theodore #3 & #4
- Theodore vs Henry #4 & #5
- Henry vs James #5 & #6
- James vs Elijah #6 & #7
- Elijah vs Mateo #7 & #8
- Mateo vs William #8 & #9
- William vs Lucas #9 & #10
Social Security Administration birth records, 1880–2025. Browse every name or try the calculators.