Felicity vs Justine
Felicity and Justinecompared 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 1977, Felicity was ranked #88 and Justine #86 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2021, Felicity was ranked #123 and Justine #3519 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2009, Felicity was ranked #893 and Justine #893 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Felicity and Justine over time
Felicity and Justine appear together in 2 published lists, across 42 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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
Felicity and Justine changed places 6 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1966 and 2009, ending at #893 and #893.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls22 shared years, 1996–2021
Felicity held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Justine in 0.
Highest recorded here: Felicity #102 in 2017, Justine #514 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Felicity #123, Justine #3519.
Republic of Ireland · Girls20 shared years, 1966–2009
Felicity held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Justine in 13.
Highest recorded here: Felicity #268 in 1967, Justine #249 in 1990.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2009: Felicity #893, Justine #893.
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 | Felicity | Justine |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #152 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #3519 (2021) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Felicity has 4 syllables, compared with 3 for Justine.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Felicity
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #380 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1975–1984
Highest recorded position: #88 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1977 (recorded 1975–1984).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #152 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Justine
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #380 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1967–1976
Highest recorded position: #47 among girls in New Zealand, in 1970 (recorded 1967–1976).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2021
Most recently recorded at #3519 among girls in England and Wales, in 2021.
England and Wales · Girls