Angela vs Jocelyn
Angela and Jocelyncompared 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 1960, Angela was ranked #51 and Jocelyn #95 among girls in New Zealand.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2016, Angela was ranked #515 and Jocelyn #868 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Angela was ranked #1229 and Jocelyn #1892 among girls in England and Wales.
Angela and Jocelyn over time
Angela and Jocelyn appear together in 2 published lists, across 50 years of shared records. Angela held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Jocelyn in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Angela reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Jocelyn in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
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.
- Longest-running competitions
Angela and Jocelyn were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #1229 and #1892.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Angela #35 in 1970, Jocelyn #326 in 1971.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Angela held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Jocelyn in 0.
Highest recorded here: Angela #382 in 1996, Jocelyn #494 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Angela #1229, Jocelyn #1892.
Republic of Ireland · Girls20 shared years, 1970–2016
Angela held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Jocelyn in 0.
Highest recorded here: Angela #35 in 1970, Jocelyn #326 in 1971.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Angela #515, Jocelyn #868.
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.
Side by side
| Field | Angela | Jocelyn |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #1892 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Angela and Jocelyn both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NZ.
How each name got here
Angela
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1954–1998
Highest recorded position: #3 among girls in New Zealand, in 1975 (recorded 1954–1998).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1229 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Jocelyn
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #70 among girls in New Zealand in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Girls
Highest recorded1954–1960
Highest recorded position: #69 among girls in New Zealand, in 1955 (recorded 1954–1960).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1892 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls