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Angela vs Janice

Angela 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.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 1964, Angela was ranked #21 and Janice #91 among girls in New Zealand.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 1963, Angela was ranked #51 and Janice #94 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2009, Angela was ranked #299 and Janice #742 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 1997, Angela was ranked #314 and Janice #358 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Angela was ranked #1198 and Janice #2771 among girls in England and Wales.

Angela and Janice over time

Angela and Janice appear together in 3 published lists, across 76 years of shared records. Angela held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Janice in 1.

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.

  • One took the other's place near the top

    In New Zealand · Girls, Angela moved into the top 50 at #37 in 1961 as Janice fell out of it to #56, having been #45 the year before.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 1961, Angela moved ahead of Janice in New Zealand · Girls — #51 and #45 the year before became #37 and #56.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Angela and Janice were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 36 years, from 1964 to 2009, ending at #299 and #742.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Angela #382 in 1996, Janice #1364 in 1996.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls36 shared years, 1964–2009

    Angela held the stronger position in 36 of those years, Janice in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Angela #21 in 1965, Janice #117 in 1980.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2009: Angela #299, Janice #742.

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024

    Angela held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Janice in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Angela #382 in 1996, Janice #1364 in 1996.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Angela #1198, Janice #2771.

  • New Zealand · Girls11 shared years, 1954–1964

    Angela held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Janice in 7.

    Highest recorded here: Angela #21 in 1964, Janice #22 in 1955.

    The order changed in 1961: Angela moved ahead. In 1960 they stood at #51 and #45; by 1961 that had become #37 and #56.

    Most recent shared year, 1964: Angela #21, Janice #91.

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 Angela

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

Other comparisons involving Janice

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

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — one took the other's place near the top.

All one took the other's place near the top→

Other pairs from New Zealand lists

Pairs measured inside New Zealand's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

New Zealand overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 1960s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 1960 and 1969.

The 1960s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Angela, Janice
FieldAngelaJanice
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables33
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #2771 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Angela and Janice both have 3 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Angela

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1947

    First recorded at #362 among girls in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1954–1998

    Highest recorded position: #3 among girls in New Zealand, in 1975 (recorded 1954–1998).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

Janice

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1954–1964

    Highest recorded position: #22 among girls in New Zealand, in 1955 (recorded 1954–1964).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #2771 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls