Anthea vs Janice

Anthea 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.

Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 1981, Anthea was ranked #471 and Janice #138 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Anthea was ranked #3695 and Janice #2771 among girls in England and Wales.

Anthea and Janice over time

Anthea and Janice appear together in 2 published lists, across 34 years of shared records. Janice held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Anthea in 0.

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.

Anthea reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Janice 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
Anthea and Janice changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #3695 and #2771.
Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Anthea #1168 in 1996, Janice #1364 in 1996.

List by list

England and Wales · Girls25 shared years, 1996–2024
Anthea held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Janice in 20.
Highest recorded here: Anthea #1168 in 1996, Janice #1364 in 1996.
The order changed in 2023: Janice moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #3899 and #4535; by 2023 that had become #4709 and #1959.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Anthea #3695, Janice #2771.
Republic of Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 1969–1981
Anthea held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Janice in 9.
Highest recorded here: Anthea #296 in 1977, Janice #117 in 1980.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1981: Anthea #471, Janice #138.

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 Anthea, Janice
Field	Anthea	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	Not yet recorded
Syllables	2	3
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, IE	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	England and Wales · Girls #3695 (2024)	England and Wales · Girls #2771 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	88/100	88/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	60/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

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

How each name got here

Anthea

Popularity journey

First recorded1969
First recorded at #443 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1969–1981
Highest recorded position: #296 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1977 (recorded 1969–1981).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3695 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · 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