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Courtney vs Jenna

Courtney and Jennacompared 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 South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 1991, Courtney was ranked #26 and Jenna #99 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 2004, Courtney was ranked #69 and Jenna #93 among girls in New Zealand.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2017, Courtney was ranked #432 and Jenna #263 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2023, Courtney was ranked #727 and Jenna #445 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Courtney was ranked #2278 and Jenna #1133 among girls in England and Wales.

Courtney and Jenna over time

Courtney and Jenna appear together in 5 published lists, across 99 years of shared records. Courtney held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Jenna in 1.

The order between them changed and held in 3 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Jenna reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, Courtney in 2. 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 took the other's place near the top

    In New Zealand · Girls, Courtney moved into the top 50 at #24 in 1989 as Jenna fell out of it to #64, having been #37 the year before.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 1989, Courtney moved ahead of Jenna in New Zealand · Girls — #38 and #37 the year before became #24 and #64.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Courtney and Jenna changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2025, ending at #2278 and #1133.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 21 shared years in Northern Ireland · Girls, Courtney and Jenna averaged 54.5 places apart, ending at #432 and #263.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Courtney and Jenna were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #2278 and #1133.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Courtney #17 in 1998, Jenna #148 in 1997.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Courtney held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Jenna in 8.

    Highest recorded here: Courtney #17 in 1998, Jenna #148 in 1997.

    The order changed in 2023: Jenna moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #1416 and #1452; by 2023 that had become #1410 and #1371.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Courtney #2278, Jenna #1133.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls30 shared years, 1988–2023

    Courtney held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Jenna in 17.

    Highest recorded here: Courtney #43 in 1998, Jenna #137 in 2005.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Courtney #727, Jenna #445.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls21 shared years, 1997–2017

    Courtney held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Jenna in 4.

    Highest recorded here: Courtney #12 in 1997, Jenna #74 in 2005.

    The order changed in 2017: Jenna moved ahead. In 2016 they stood at #276 and #306; by 2017 that had become #432 and #263.

    Most recent shared year, 2017: Courtney #432, Jenna #263.

  • New Zealand · Girls10 shared years, 1985–2004

    Courtney held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Jenna in 4.

    Highest recorded here: Courtney #17 in 2000, Jenna #12 in 1985.

    The order changed in 1989: Courtney moved ahead. In 1988 they stood at #38 and #37; by 1989 that had become #24 and #64.

    Most recent shared year, 2004: Courtney #69, Jenna #93.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls8 shared years, 1984–1991

    Courtney held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Jenna in 2.

    Highest recorded here: Courtney #26 in 1991, Jenna #33 in 1987.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 1991: Courtney #26, Jenna #99.

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 Courtney

Pairs where Courtney shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Jenna

Pairs where Jenna shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — one took the other's place near the top.

All one took the other's place near the top→

Other pairs from New Zealand lists

Pairs measured inside New Zealand's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

New Zealand overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2000s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2000 and 2009.

The 2000s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Courtney, Jenna
FieldCourtneyJenna
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #2278 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)76/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Courtney and Jenna both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Courtney

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1984

    First recorded at #68 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1984 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1985–2006

    Highest recorded position: #8 among girls in New Zealand, in 1996 (recorded 1985–2006).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #2278 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Jenna

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1979

    First recorded at #391 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1979 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1983–2004

    Highest recorded position: #12 among girls in New Zealand, in 1985 (recorded 1983–2004).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1133 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls