Cait vs Janet
Cait and Janetcompared 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 2012, Cait was ranked #354 and Janet #907 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2020, Cait was ranked #5493 and Janet #3899 among girls in England and Wales.
Cait and Janet over time
Cait and Janet appear together in 2 published lists, across 49 years of shared records. Janet held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Cait 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.
Janet reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Cait 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
Cait and Janet changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1967 and 2012, ending at #354 and #907.
- Longest-running competitions
Cait and Janet were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 34 years, from 1967 to 2012, ending at #354 and #907.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Cait #1234 in 1997, Janet #1031 in 1996.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls34 shared years, 1967–2012
Cait held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Janet in 24.
Highest recorded here: Cait #202 in 2000, Janet #98 in 1969.
The order changed in 2010: Cait moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #490 and #439; by 2010 that had become #422 and #910.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Cait #354, Janet #907.
England and Wales · Girls15 shared years, 1996–2020
Cait held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Janet in 15.
Highest recorded here: Cait #1234 in 1997, Janet #1031 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Cait #5493, Janet #3899.
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 | Cait | Janet |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Northern Ireland · Girls #227 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #3318 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cait has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Janet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Cait
Popularity journey
First recorded1967
First recorded at #393 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2002–2024
Highest recorded position: #178 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2020 (recorded 2002–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #227 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2024.
Northern Ireland · Girls
Janet
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #308 among girls in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1954–1966
Highest recorded position: #19 among girls in New Zealand, in 1954 (recorded 1954–1966).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3318 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls