one-upmanship

if something someone does is one-upmanship, they are trying to make other people admire them by doing it in a better or more clever way than someone else There is a great deal of one-upmanship among children anxious to wear the most fashionable clothes.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Nea	-	Swedish
Elda	-	Italian
Ketilri&Eth;R	-	Ancient Scandinavian
Noah	['nəuə]
Akim	-	Russian
Theokleia	-	Ancient Greek