Agnes vs Janice

Agnes and Janicecompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.

Head to head

Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.

England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Agnes was ranked #474 and Janice #2771 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2009, Agnes was ranked #641 and Janice #742 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Agnes and Janice over time

Agnes and Janice appear together in 2 published lists, across 64 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.

Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.

How this pair is related

The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.

Repeatedly exchanged positions
Agnes and Janice changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2009, ending at #641 and #742.
Mirrored each other
Over 29 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Agnes rose about as far as Janice fell — from #1914 and #1364 in 1996 to #474 and #2771 in 2024.
Longest-running competitions
Agnes and Janice were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 35 years, from 1964 to 2009, ending at #641 and #742.

List by list

Republic of Ireland · Girls35 shared years, 1964–2009
Agnes held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Janice in 24.
Highest recorded here: Agnes #101 in 1964, Janice #117 in 1980.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2009: Agnes #641, Janice #742.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Agnes held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Janice in 1.
Highest recorded here: Agnes #334 in 2015, Janice #1364 in 1996.
The order changed in 1997: Agnes moved ahead. In 1996 they stood at #1914 and #1364; by 1997 that had become #874 and #2738.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Agnes #474, Janice #2771.

Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Janice

Pairs where Janice shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Christine vs Janice
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Girls within 2 years — Christine #1 in 1952, Janice #31 in 1953.
Christine · Janice · 11 shared years, 1952–1963 · Peaked in the same years
See the 1953 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Karen vs Janice
Both reached their highest recorded position in New Zealand · Girls within 2 years — Karen #1 in 1957, Janice #22 in 1955.
Karen · Janice · 11 shared years, 1954–1964 · Peaked in the same years
See the 1957 New Zealand ranking
Susan vs Janice
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Girls within 2 years — Susan #1 in 1954, Janice #31 in 1953.
Susan · Janice · 11 shared years, 1952–1963 · Peaked in the same years
See the 1954 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Joanne vs Janice
In New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Joanne moved into the top 50 at #30 in 1957 as Janice fell out of it to #58, having been #45 the year before.
Joanne · Janice · 11 shared years, 1952–1963 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 1957 New South Wales, Australia ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Agnes, Janice
Field	Agnes	Janice
Record type	Official statistical record (evidence-only)	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	female	female
Meaning	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Origin	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Pronunciation
Syllables	2	3
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	Norway · Girls #49 (2025)	England and Wales · Girls #2771 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	94/100	88/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Agnes has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Janice.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Agnes

Popularity journey

First recorded1945
First recorded at #128 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #39 among girls in Norway, in 2014 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #49 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls

Janice

Popularity journey

First recorded1952
First recorded at #32 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1954–1964
Highest recorded position: #22 among girls in New Zealand, in 1955 (recorded 1954–1964).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2771 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls