Diane vs Jacinta
Diane and Jacintacompared 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 2023, Diane was ranked #727 and Jacinta #555 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Diane was ranked #2411 and Jacinta #5891 among girls in England and Wales.
Diane and Jacinta over time
Diane and Jacinta appear together in 2 published lists, across 67 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.
Jacinta reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Diane 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
Diane and Jacinta changed places 14 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2023, ending at #727 and #555.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 42 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Diane and Jacinta averaged 59.9 places apart, ending at #727 and #555.
- Longest-running competitions
Diane and Jacinta were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 42 years, from 1964 to 2023, ending at #727 and #555.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Diane #983 in 1997, Jacinta #1045 in 1997.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls42 shared years, 1964–2023
Diane held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Jacinta in 27.
Highest recorded here: Diane #126 in 1983, Jacinta #53 in 1967.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Diane #727, Jacinta #555.
England and Wales · Girls25 shared years, 1996–2024
Diane held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Jacinta in 1.
Highest recorded here: Diane #983 in 1997, Jacinta #1045 in 1997.
The order changed in 1997: Diane moved ahead. In 1996 they stood at #1914 and #1434; by 1997 that had become #983 and #1045.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Diane #2411, Jacinta #5891.
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 | Diane | Jacinta |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #2411 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Diane has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Jacinta.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Diane
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #21 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 recorded1954–1973
Highest recorded position: #16 among girls in New Zealand, in 1954 (recorded 1954–1973).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2411 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Jacinta
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #93 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 recorded1964–2023
Highest recorded position: #53 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1967 (recorded 1964–2023).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls