Carrie vs Janice

Carrie 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.

Northern Ireland · Girls
In 1997, Carrie was ranked #221 and Janice #358 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2009, Carrie was ranked #467 and Janice #742 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Carrie was ranked #4192 and Janice #2771 among girls in England and Wales.

Carrie and Janice over time

Carrie and Janice appear together in 2 published lists, across 53 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Janice reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Carrie 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
Carrie and Janice changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1976 and 2009, ending at #467 and #742.
Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Carrie #353 in 1996, Janice #1364 in 1996.

List by list

England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Carrie held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Janice in 4.
Highest recorded here: Carrie #353 in 1996, Janice #1364 in 1996.
The order changed in 2022: Janice moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #2341 and #3961; by 2022 that had become #3970 and #1948.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Carrie #4192, Janice #2771.
Republic of Ireland · Girls24 shared years, 1976–2009
Carrie held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Janice in 15.
Highest recorded here: Carrie #170 in 1991, Janice #117 in 1980.
The order changed in 1994: Carrie moved ahead. In 1993 they stood at #266 and #254; by 1994 that had become #297 and #329.
Most recent shared year, 2009: Carrie #467, Janice #742.

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 Carrie, Janice
Field	Carrie	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, GB-NIR, IE	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Girls #898 (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)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

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

How each name got here

Carrie

Popularity journey

First recorded1976
First recorded at #360 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1976 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1976–2024
Highest recorded position: #170 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1991 (recorded 1976–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 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