Belinda vs Joanne
Belinda and Joannecompared 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 1981, Belinda was ranked #96 and Joanne #28 among girls in New Zealand.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
In 1988, Belinda was ranked #48 and Joanne #100 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 1998, Belinda was ranked #498 and Joanne #141 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Belinda was ranked #5927 and Joanne #1719 among girls in England and Wales.
Belinda and Joanne over time
Belinda and Joanne appear together in 4 published lists, across 107 years of shared records. Joanne held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Belinda 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.
Joanne reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Belinda in 1. 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1973, Belinda moved ahead of Joanne in New South Wales, Australia · Girls — #19 and #6 the year before became #8 and #11.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 32 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Belinda and Joanne averaged 30.3 places apart, ending at #48 and #100.
- Longest-running competitions
Belinda and Joanne were both ranked in New South Wales, Australia · Girls for 32 years, from 1957 to 1988, ending at #48 and #100.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Belinda #571 in 1996, Joanne #168 in 1996.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls34 shared years, 1964–1998
Belinda held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Joanne in 33.
Highest recorded here: Belinda #179 in 1967, Joanne #29 in 1979.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1998: Belinda #498, Joanne #141.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls32 shared years, 1957–1988
Belinda held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Joanne in 16.
Highest recorded here: Belinda #6 in 1974, Joanne #5 in 1970.
The order changed in 1973: Belinda moved ahead. In 1972 they stood at #19 and #6; by 1973 that had become #8 and #11.
Most recent shared year, 1988: Belinda #48, Joanne #100.
England and Wales · Girls27 shared years, 1996–2025
Belinda held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Joanne in 27.
Highest recorded here: Belinda #571 in 1996, Joanne #168 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Belinda #5927, Joanne #1719.
New Zealand · Girls14 shared years, 1965–1981
Belinda held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Joanne in 14.
Highest recorded here: Belinda #40 in 1975, Joanne #4 in 1969.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1981: Belinda #96, Joanne #28.
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 | Belinda | Joanne |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | A variant of Joan/Johanne, ultimately from the same Hebrew-via-Greek-via-Old-French tradition as John (Yochanan, 'Yahweh is gracious') — sometimes also read as a blend of Jo and Anne. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | English and French, from Hebrew via Greek Ioannes |
| Pronunciation | /d͡ʒoʊ.ˈæn/ | |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NO, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5927 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #1719 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Joanne has a recorded origin (English and French, from Hebrew via Greek Ioannes); Belinda does not have one recorded yet.
- Belinda has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Joanne.
- A meaning is recorded for Joanne; Belinda doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZ.
How each name got here
Belinda
Popularity journey
First recorded1957
First recorded at #92 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1957–1992
Highest recorded position: #6 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1974 (recorded 1957–1992).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Joanne
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #77 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 recorded1954–1986
Highest recorded position: #4 among girls in New Zealand, in 1969 (recorded 1954–1986).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1719 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls