diff --git a/src/routes/people/+page.svelte b/src/routes/people/+page.svelte
index 57631c04..651ee3ef 100644
--- a/src/routes/people/+page.svelte
+++ b/src/routes/people/+page.svelte
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   import {onMount} from "svelte"
   import {debounce} from "throttle-debounce"
   import {createScroller, isMobile} from "@lib/html"
-  import {profileSearch} from "@welshman/app"
+  import {displayProfileByPubkey, profileSearch} from "@welshman/app"
   import Magnifier from "@assets/icons/magnifier.svg?dataurl"
   import Icon from "@lib/components/Icon.svelte"
   import Page from "@lib/components/Page.svelte"
@@ -17,21 +17,50 @@
   let pubkeys = $state<string[]>([])
   let element: Element | undefined = $state()
   let requestId = 0
+  const rankByPubkey = new Map<string, number>()
+
+  const sortPubkeys = (items: string[]) => {
+    const indexed = items.map((pubkey, index) => ({
+      pubkey,
+      index,
+      rank: rankByPubkey.get(pubkey) ?? FALLBACK_RANK,
+      name: displayProfileByPubkey(pubkey).toLowerCase(),
+    }))
+
+    indexed.sort((a, b) => {
+      if (b.rank !== a.rank) {
+        return b.rank - a.rank
+      }
+
+      const byName = a.name.localeCompare(b.name)
+
+      if (byName !== 0) {
+        return byName
+      }
+
+      return a.index - b.index
+    })
+
+    return indexed.map(item => item.pubkey)
+  }
 
   const rankPubkeys = async (items: string[]) => {
     const currentRequestId = ++requestId
 
-    pubkeys = items
+    pubkeys = sortPubkeys(items)
 
-    const scoredPubkeys = await Promise.all(
-      items.map(async pubkey => ({pubkey, rank: (await getPubkeyRank(pubkey)) ?? FALLBACK_RANK})),
+    await Promise.all(
+      items.map(async pubkey => {
+        const rank = (await getPubkeyRank(pubkey)) ?? FALLBACK_RANK
+
+        if (currentRequestId !== requestId) {
+          return
+        }
+
+        rankByPubkey.set(pubkey, rank)
+        pubkeys = sortPubkeys(items)
+      }),
     )
-
-    if (currentRequestId !== requestId) {
-      return
-    }
-
-    pubkeys = scoredPubkeys.sort((a, b) => b.rank - a.rank).map(item => item.pubkey)
   }
 
   const search = debounce(200, (term: string) => {