Estelle vs Jane
Estelle and Janecompared 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 2025, Estelle was ranked #718 and Jane #213 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Estelle was ranked #1007 and Jane #1160 among girls in England and Wales.
Estelle and Jane over time
Estelle and Jane appear together in 2 published lists, across 61 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Estelle and Jane changed places 9 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1007 and #1160.
- Longest-running competitions
Estelle and Jane were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 32 years, from 1969 to 2025, ending at #718 and #213.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls32 shared years, 1969–2025
Estelle held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Jane in 32.
Highest recorded here: Estelle #391 in 1977, Jane #64 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Estelle #718, Jane #213.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Estelle held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Jane in 9.
Highest recorded here: Estelle #465 in 2000, Jane #316 in 1996.
The order changed in 2023: Estelle moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #1081 and #1023; by 2023 that had become #832 and #1469.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Estelle #1007, Jane #1160.
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 | Estelle | Jane |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #213 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Estelle has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Jane.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Estelle
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #443 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1969–2025
Highest recorded position: #391 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1977 (recorded 1969–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Jane
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #246 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1984
Highest recorded position: #25 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1966 (recorded 1952–1984).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #213 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls