Compare names: which is older?
Two names can sound alike and still belong to different generations. Each comparison puts two names side by side: their average ages, how many people have each, and when each was most popular. The numbers after each pair are the two average ages.
Spellings
Same sound, different spelling. The spelling often gives away the decade.
- John vs. Jon55 / 54
- Christopher vs. Kristopher41 / 36
- Mathew vs. Matthew36 / 36
- Brian vs. Bryan48 / 39
- Jenifer vs. Jennifer45 / 46
- Marc vs. Mark49 / 56
- Jason vs. Jayson42 / 28
- Caroline vs. Carolyn31 / 67
- Sara vs. Sarah40 / 39
- Eric vs. Erick44 / 27
- Linda vs. Lynda70 / 68
- Michele vs. Michelle58 / 48
- Catherine vs. Katherine54 / 43
- Eric vs. Erik44 / 37
- Jacob vs. Jakob26 / 23
- Rebecca vs. Rebekah48 / 34
- Johnathan vs. Jonathan30 / 35
- Lillie vs. Lily54 / 16
- Kimberley vs. Kimberly54 / 48
- Ashleigh vs. Ashley32 / 33
- Emilie vs. Emily31 / 29
- Leslie vs. Lesly50 / 23
- Jacqueline vs. Jaqueline51 / 28
- Melisa vs. Melissa43 / 46
- Evelyn vs. Evelynn34 / 11
- Dana vs. Danna51 / 25
- Stefanie vs. Stephanie44 / 43
- Debora vs. Deborah60 / 66
- Amie vs. Amy44 / 47
- Ana vs. Anna32 / 39
- Melanie vs. Melany39 / 18
- Alisa vs. Alyssa43 / 26
- Aaron vs. Aron34 / 29
- Sofia vs. Sophia14 / 16
- Garry vs. Gary64 / 65
- Christina vs. Cristina44 / 38
- Christina vs. Kristina44 / 42
- Christian vs. Cristian26 / 21
- Christine vs. Kristine57 / 53
- Kelli vs. Kelly47 / 48
- Kellie vs. Kelly47 / 48
- Cathleen vs. Kathleen61 / 64
- Alison vs. Allison39 / 31
- Cristal vs. Crystal31 / 43
- Natalie vs. Nataly29 / 19
- Christian vs. Kristian26 / 29
- Silvia vs. Sylvia40 / 59
- Robin vs. Robyn58 / 49
- Maddison vs. Madison16 / 20
- Megan vs. Meghan35 / 35
- Crystal vs. Krystal43 / 37
- Hanna vs. Hannah24 / 25
- Hailey vs. Haley19 / 27
- Philip vs. Phillip54 / 51
- Diane vs. Dianne68 / 69
- Diana vs. Dianna52 / 58
- Britney vs. Brittany30 / 35
- Meagan vs. Megan35 / 35
- Alissa vs. Alyssa32 / 26
- Johnnie vs. Johnny64 / 54
- Cameron vs. Kameron23 / 19
- Jaden vs. Jayden18 / 14
- Madeline vs. Madelyn26 / 17
- Brittany vs. Brittney35 / 34
- Curtis vs. Kurtis53 / 40
- Lilian vs. Lillian19 / 29
- Caleb vs. Kaleb21 / 19
- Freddie vs. Freddy61 / 43
- Nora vs. Norah25 / 12
- Cathy vs. Kathy65 / 65
- Mia vs. Mya15 / 17
- Lesley vs. Leslie46 / 50
- Camila vs. Camilla10 / 23
- Cassandra vs. Kassandra39 / 28
- Jami vs. Jamie46 / 43
- Briana vs. Brianna27 / 25
- Alan vs. Allan49 / 53
- Jacqueline vs. Jacquelyn51 / 51
- Tania vs. Tanya36 / 50
- Isaac vs. Issac21 / 25
- Cody vs. Kody31 / 27
- Caitlin vs. Kaitlyn32 / 26
- Madeline vs. Madelynn26 / 15
- Hailey vs. Hayley19 / 28
- Lucas vs. Lukas18 / 16
- Jimmie vs. Jimmy65 / 57
- Lila vs. Lyla26 / 11
- Erica vs. Erika40 / 38
- Allison vs. Allyson31 / 30
- Riley vs. Ryleigh17 / 12
- Tracey vs. Tracy55 / 55
- Traci vs. Tracy52 / 55
- Gabriela vs. Gabriella25 / 18
- Scottie vs. Scotty33 / 49
- Dominic vs. Dominick22 / 29
- Bobbi vs. Bobbie48 / 62
- Carter vs. Karter14 / 9
- Aiden vs. Ayden13 / 13
- Aden vs. Aiden17 / 13
- Jaiden vs. Jayden16 / 14
- Reagan vs. Regan16 / 29
- Carrie vs. Kari52 / 46
- Tammie vs. Tammy58 / 58
- Tami vs. Tammy58 / 58
- Sherri vs. Sherry60 / 63
- Stacey vs. Stacy50 / 50
- Braden vs. Brayden23 / 15
- Corey vs. Cory38 / 39
- Sheri vs. Sherry59 / 63
- Lori vs. Lorie58 / 58
- Jennie vs. Jenny57 / 46
- Kaitlyn vs. Katelyn26 / 26
- Riley vs. Rylie17 / 15
- Connor vs. Conor20 / 22
- Bret vs. Brett48 / 42
Classic matchups
Names that get compared, confused, or shortened into each other.
- Linda vs. Lisa70 / 56
- Linda vs. Brenda70 / 63
- Karen vs. Sharon63 / 68
- Karen vs. Kristen63 / 41
- Jennifer vs. Jessica46 / 38
- Ashley vs. Amanda33 / 39
- Emily vs. Emma29 / 20
- Olivia vs. Sophia18 / 16
- Liam vs. Noah11 / 16
- Michael vs. Matthew49 / 36
- John vs. Jack55 / 34
- William vs. Liam51 / 11
- Steven vs. Stephen52 / 54
- Sean vs. Shawn38 / 45
- Margaret vs. Maggie61 / 31
- Elizabeth vs. Betty44 / 76
- Abigail vs. Abby21 / 29
- Isabella vs. Bella15 / 13
- Alexander vs. Alex26 / 30
- Katherine vs. Katie43 / 37
- Daniel vs. Danny42 / 57
- James vs. Jimmy54 / 57
- Lillian vs. Lily29 / 16
- Emily vs. Emilia29 / 12
- Mia vs. Maya15 / 17
- Ava vs. Eva14 / 36
- Ella vs. Ellie22 / 12
- Grace vs. Gracie27 / 24
- Robert vs. Bobby58 / 60
- Thomas vs. Tommy53 / 57
- Susan vs. Suzanne66 / 63
- Deborah vs. Debbie66 / 64
- Patricia vs. Patty68 / 68
- Mary vs. Maria66 / 45
- Hannah vs. Anna25 / 39
- Jason vs. Justin42 / 34
- Brian vs. Ryan48 / 33
- Kevin vs. Keith45 / 54
- Gary vs. Larry65 / 65
- Jacob vs. Jake26 / 26
- Joseph vs. Joey45 / 43
- Samuel vs. Sam32 / 47
- Benjamin vs. Ben30 / 48
- Henry vs. Harry34 / 62
- Eleanor vs. Ellen30 / 62
- Hazel vs. Violet27 / 18
- Mildred vs. Gertrude74 / 76
- Ethel vs. Edith76 / 57
- Madison vs. Addison20 / 15
- Mason vs. Jason16 / 42
- Jayden vs. Brayden14 / 15
- Kayla vs. Kaylee28 / 19
- Hailey vs. Bailey19 / 22
- Taylor vs. Tyler27 / 28
- Jordan vs. Taylor26 / 27
- Lucas vs. Luke18 / 21
- Debra vs. Deborah66 / 66
- Nancy vs. Ann68 / 65
- Dorothy vs. Doris72 / 75
- Helen vs. Ellen66 / 62
- Frank vs. Francis59 / 57
- Margaret vs. Peggy61 / 71
- Charlotte vs. Charlie30 / 31
- Theodore vs. Teddy29 / 53
- Evelyn vs. Eva34 / 36
- Ruby vs. Rose39 / 56
- Stella vs. Luna24 / 7
- Harper vs. Piper9 / 13
- Aria vs. Ariana9 / 18
- Nicole vs. Nikki39 / 44
- Christopher vs. Chris41 / 55
- Anthony vs. Tony40 / 53
- Edward vs. Eddie56 / 57
- Rebecca vs. Becky48 / 61
- Kimberly vs. Kim48 / 63
- Cynthia vs. Cindy60 / 57
- Pamela vs. Pam64 / 66
- Shirley vs. Betty75 / 76
- Gloria vs. Doris66 / 75
- Barbara vs. Betty72 / 76
- Carol vs. Carolyn72 / 67
- Joan vs. Joanne73 / 68
- Louise vs. Lucy69 / 28
- Marie vs. Mary62 / 66
- Catherine vs. Kate54 / 28
- Megan vs. Morgan35 / 27
- Brittany vs. Tiffany35 / 40
- Amber vs. Crystal37 / 43
- Heather vs. Holly45 / 45
- Kyle vs. Kayla34 / 28
- Dylan vs. Tyler21 / 28
- Austin vs. Dustin26 / 37
- Travis vs. Trevor39 / 30
- Chad vs. Brad45 / 53
- Todd vs. Scott54 / 53