Collette vs Cynthia
Collette and Cynthiacompared 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 1994, Collette was ranked #450 and Cynthia #450 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Collette was ranked #4843 and Cynthia #2000 among girls in England and Wales.
Collette and Cynthia over time
Collette and Cynthia appear together in 2 published lists, across 47 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Collette reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Cynthia 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
Collette and Cynthia changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 1994, ending at #450 and #450.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Collette #179 in 1967, Cynthia #225 in 1968.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls27 shared years, 1964–1994
Collette held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Cynthia in 3.
Highest recorded here: Collette #179 in 1967, Cynthia #225 in 1968.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1994: Collette #450, Cynthia #450.
England and Wales · Girls20 shared years, 1996–2024
Collette held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Cynthia in 13.
Highest recorded here: Collette #717 in 1996, Cynthia #1459 in 2004.
The order changed in 2004: Cynthia moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #1843 and #2436; by 2004 that had become #2530 and #1459.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Collette #4843, Cynthia #2000.
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 | Collette | Cynthia |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4843 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #2000 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Collette has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Cynthia.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Collette
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #180 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 recorded1964–1996
Highest recorded position: #179 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1967 (recorded 1964–1996).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Cynthia
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #257 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 recorded1964–2016
Highest recorded position: #225 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1968 (recorded 1964–2016).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2000 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls