USA vs Canada: where the two disagree on names
Leilani is the widest disagreement of 2024: #66 in the USA and #950 in Canada, 884 places apart. Both countries rank every name on this page; they simply do not rank them alike.
Girls, 2024
Leilani splits the two countries furthest of any girl name: #66 in the USA, #950 in Canada — 884 places apart.
Ranked higher in USA
Ranked higher in Canada
| Name | USA | Canada | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leilani | #66 | #950 | ↓884 |
| Romy | #926 | #76 | ↑850 |
| Valeria | #161 | #988 | ↓827 |
| Livia | #836 | #66 | ↑770 |
| Lea | #834 | #69 | ↑765 |
| Ayra | #928 | #188 | ↑740 |
| Dakota | #272 | #969 | ↓697 |
| Aadhya | #946 | #255 | ↑691 |
| Zoya | #976 | #287 | ↑689 |
| Adele | #798 | #138 | ↑660 |
Boys, 2024
Gael splits the two countries furthest of any boy name: #89 in the USA, #873 in Canada — 784 places apart.
Ranked higher in USA
Ranked higher in Canada
| Name | USA | Canada | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gael | #89 | #873 | ↓784 |
| Kabir | #937 | #194 | ↑743 |
| Israel | #279 | #996 | ↓717 |
| Alejandro | #184 | #888 | ↓704 |
| Matheo | #856 | #156 | ↑700 |
| Joaquin | #340 | #997 | ↓657 |
| Robin | #810 | #172 | ↑638 |
| Emiliano | #113 | #742 | ↓629 |
| Kiaan | #929 | #325 | ↑604 |
| Vihaan | #957 | #369 | ↑588 |
How this is measured
2024 is the most recent year both countries have published a complete ranked list, so it is the year compared here. A name has to be ranked in both countries to appear: a name that charts in one and not the other has no second position to measure against.
Ranks past #1,000 are excluded on both sides, which keeps the list a story about names both countries genuinely use rather than tail noise from the longer list.
See also the names moving fastest in each place, which naming styles are rising and falling, or the full ranked lists.