Debra vs Jeanne
Debra and Jeannecompared 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 1988, Debra was ranked #344 and Jeanne #442 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2022, Debra was ranked #5669 and Jeanne #4645 among girls in England and Wales.
Debra and Jeanne over time
Debra and Jeanne appear together in 2 published lists, across 34 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.
Debra reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Jeanne 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
Debra and Jeanne changed places 8 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 1988, ending at #344 and #442.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls21 shared years, 1964–1988
Debra held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Jeanne in 3.
Highest recorded here: Debra #230 in 1970, Jeanne #284 in 1976.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1988: Debra #344, Jeanne #442.
England and Wales · Girls13 shared years, 1996–2022
Debra held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Jeanne in 7.
Highest recorded here: Debra #1364 in 1996, Jeanne #2540 in 2002.
The order changed in 2006: Jeanne moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #3099 and #4373; by 2006 that had become #4157 and #3548.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Debra #5669, Jeanne #4645.
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 | Debra | Jeanne |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #4645 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Debra and Jeanne both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Debra
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #75 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1953–1973
Highest recorded position: #6 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1958 (recorded 1953–1973).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Jeanne
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #327 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 recorded1964–2005
Highest recorded position: #284 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1976 (recorded 1964–2005).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #4645 among girls in England and Wales, in 2022.
England and Wales · Girls