Gerardine vs Jacintha
Gerardine and Jacinthacompared 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 1984, Gerardine was ranked #459 and Jacintha #516 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Gerardine and Jacintha over time
Gerardine and Jacintha appear together in 1 published list, across 15 years of shared records. Gerardine held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Jacintha in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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
Gerardine and Jacintha changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 1984, ending at #459 and #516.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Gerardine #189 in 1964, Jacintha #194 in 1964.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls15 shared years, 1964–1984
Gerardine held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Jacintha in 6.
Highest recorded here: Gerardine #189 in 1964, Jacintha #194 in 1964.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1984: Gerardine #459, Jacintha #516.
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 | Gerardine | Jacintha |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #503 (1989) | England and Wales · Girls #5493 (2020) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Gerardine has 4 syllables, compared with 3 for Jacintha.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
Gerardine
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #189 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 recorded1964–1989
Highest recorded position: #189 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–1989).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent1989
Most recently recorded at #503 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1989.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Jacintha
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #194 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 recorded1964–1990
Highest recorded position: #194 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–1990).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2020
Most recently recorded at #5493 among girls in England and Wales, in 2020.
England and Wales · Girls