Beata vs Jolanta
Beata and Jolantacompared 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.
Norway · Girls
In 1991, Beata was ranked #452 and Jolanta #553 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2015, Beata was ranked #4736 and Jolanta #5730 among girls in England and Wales.
Beata and Jolanta over time
Beata and Jolanta appear together in 1 published list, across 31 years of shared records. Beata held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Jolanta 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.
Beata reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Jolanta 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
Beata and Jolanta changed places 9 times in Norway · Girls between 1961 and 1991, ending at #452 and #553.
- Longest-running competitions
Beata and Jolanta were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 31 years, from 1961 to 1991, ending at #452 and #553.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Beata #141 in 1966, Jolanta #151 in 1968.
List by list
Norway · Girls31 shared years, 1961–1991
Beata held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Jolanta in 7.
Highest recorded here: Beata #141 in 1966, Jolanta #151 in 1968.
The order changed in 1990: Beata moved ahead. In 1989 they stood at #473 and #457; by 1990 that had become #345 and #521.
Most recent shared year, 1991: Beata #452, Jolanta #553.
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 | Beata | Jolanta |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #3970 (2022) | England and Wales · Girls #5730 (2015) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Beata has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Jolanta.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Beata
Popularity journey
First recorded1961
First recorded at #360 among girls in Norway in 1961 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1961–1996
Highest recorded position: #141 among girls in Norway, in 1966 (recorded 1961–1996).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #3970 among girls in England and Wales, in 2022.
England and Wales · Girls
Jolanta
Popularity journey
First recorded1955
First recorded at #433 among girls in Norway in 1955 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1955–1992
Highest recorded position: #151 among girls in Norway, in 1968 (recorded 1955–1992).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1992
Most recently recorded at #506 among girls in Norway, in 1992.
Norway · Girls