Carolyn vs Jacintha
Carolyn and Jacinthacompared 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 1990, Carolyn was ranked #303 and Jacintha #446 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2020, Carolyn was ranked #5493 and Jacintha #5493 among girls in England and Wales.
Carolyn and Jacintha over time
Carolyn and Jacintha appear together in 1 published list, across 22 years of shared records. Carolyn held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Jacintha 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.
Jacintha reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Carolyn 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
Carolyn and Jacintha changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 1990, ending at #303 and #446.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls22 shared years, 1964–1990
Carolyn held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Jacintha in 3.
Highest recorded here: Carolyn #178 in 1980, Jacintha #194 in 1964.
The order changed in 1990: Carolyn moved ahead. In 1989 they stood at #362 and #348; by 1990 that had become #303 and #446.
Most recent shared year, 1990: Carolyn #303, Jacintha #446.
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 | Carolyn | Jacintha |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #3598 (2023) | England and Wales · Girls #5493 (2020) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Carolyn and Jacintha both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Carolyn
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #40 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 recorded1952–1976
Highest recorded position: #32 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1964 (recorded 1952–1976).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #3598 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Girls
Jacintha
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #194 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–1990
Highest recorded position: #194 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–1990).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2020
Most recently recorded at #5493 among girls in England and Wales, in 2020.
England and Wales · Girls