Anisa vs Jane
Anisa and Janecompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Anisa was ranked #718 and Jane #213 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Girls
In 2013, Anisa was ranked #357 and Jane #576 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Anisa was ranked #1065 and Jane #1160 among girls in England and Wales.
Anisa and Jane over time
Anisa and Jane appear together in 2 published lists, across 48 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.
Jane reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Anisa 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Anisa and Jane changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1065 and #1160.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Anisa #266 in 1997, Jane #316 in 1996.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Anisa held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Jane in 1.
Highest recorded here: Anisa #266 in 1997, Jane #316 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Anisa #1065, Jane #1160.
Norway · Girls19 shared years, 1980–2013
Anisa held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Jane in 13.
Highest recorded here: Anisa #301 in 2001, Jane #199 in 1984.
The order changed in 2001: Anisa moved ahead. In 2000 they stood at #389 and #279; by 2001 that had become #301 and #537.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Anisa #357, Jane #576.
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 | Anisa | Jane |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #213 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Anisa has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Jane.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Anisa
Popularity journey
First recorded1980
First recorded at #613 among girls in Norway in 1980 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #266 among girls in England and Wales, in 1997 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Jane
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #246 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1984
Highest recorded position: #25 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1966 (recorded 1952–1984).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #213 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls