Deborah vs Jolanta
Deborah and Jolantacompared 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.
Norway · Girls
In 1989, Deborah was ranked #563 and Jolanta #457 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2015, Deborah was ranked #686 and Jolanta #5730 among girls in England and Wales.
Deborah and Jolanta over time
Deborah and Jolanta appear together in 1 published list, across 11 years of shared records. Jolanta held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Deborah in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Deborah reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Jolanta 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.
List by list
Norway · Girls11 shared years, 1957–1989
Deborah held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Jolanta in 11.
Highest recorded here: Deborah #368 in 1957, Jolanta #211 in 1964.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1989: Deborah #563, Jolanta #457.
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 | Deborah | Jolanta |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | From Hebrew, meaning 'bee'. In the biblical Book of Judges, Deborah was a prophetess who led the Israelites against Canaanite forces. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Biblical Hebrew | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdɛb.ə.ɹə/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #429 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #5730 (2015) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Deborah has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Jolanta does not have one recorded yet.
- Deborah and Jolanta both have 3 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Deborah; Jolanta doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Deborah
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #51 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 recorded1952–1980
Highest recorded position: #3 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1957 (recorded 1952–1980).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #429 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Jolanta
Popularity journey
First recorded1955
First recorded at #433 among girls in Norway in 1955 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1955–1992
Highest recorded position: #151 among girls in Norway, in 1968 (recorded 1955–1992).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1992
Most recently recorded at #506 among girls in Norway, in 1992.
Norway · Girls