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Denise vs Patricia

Denise and Patriciacompared 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 1969, Denise was ranked #97 and Patricia #52 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 1973, Denise was ranked #86 and Patricia #73 among girls in New Zealand.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2020, Denise was ranked #834 and Patricia #410 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2009, Denise was ranked #419 and Patricia #419 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Denise was ranked #4867 and Patricia #1407 among girls in England and Wales.

Denise and Patricia over time

Denise and Patricia appear together in 4 published lists, across 122 years of shared records. Patricia held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Denise in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Patricia reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 4 of those lists, and Denise 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

    Denise and Patricia changed places 6 times in New Zealand · Girls between 1954 and 1973, ending at #86 and #73.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 20 shared years in New Zealand · Girls, Denise and Patricia averaged 12.6 places apart, ending at #86 and #73.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Denise and Patricia were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #4867 and #1407.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Denise #664 in 1998, Patricia #443 in 1996.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls54 shared years, 1964–2020

    Denise held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Patricia in 47.

    Highest recorded here: Denise #31 in 1981, Patricia #8 in 1965.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2020: Denise #834, Patricia #410.

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

    Denise held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Patricia in 30.

    Highest recorded here: Denise #664 in 1998, Patricia #443 in 1996.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Denise #4867, Patricia #1407.

  • New Zealand · Girls20 shared years, 1954–1973

    Denise held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Patricia in 14.

    Highest recorded here: Denise #23 in 1960, Patricia #7 in 1955.

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

    Most recent shared year, 1973: Denise #86, Patricia #73.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls18 shared years, 1952–1969

    Denise held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Patricia in 18.

    Highest recorded here: Denise #22 in 1953, Patricia #8 in 1952.

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

    Most recent shared year, 1969: Denise #97, Patricia #52.

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 Denise

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

Other comparisons involving Patricia

Pairs where Patricia 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 — closest over the longest run.

All closest over the longest run→

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 1970s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 1970 and 1979.

The 1970s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Denise, Patricia
FieldDenisePatricia
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Pronunciation
Syllables33
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #4867 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10076/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Denise and Patricia both have 3 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Denise

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1952

    First recorded at #24 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

  2. Highest recorded1952–1969

    Highest recorded position: #22 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1953 (recorded 1952–1969).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #4867 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Patricia

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1946

    First recorded at #385 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1954–1978

    Highest recorded position: #7 among girls in New Zealand, in 1955 (recorded 1954–1978).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1407 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls