Grace vs Janita
Grace and Janitacompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2010, Grace was ranked #9 and Janita #5707 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 1993, Grace was ranked #571 and Janita #340 among girls in Norway.
Grace and Janita over time
Grace and Janita appear together in 1 published list, across 21 years of shared records. Janita held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Grace in 0.
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.
Grace reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Janita 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
Grace and Janita changed places 7 times in Norway · Girls between 1964 and 1993, ending at #571 and #340.
List by list
Norway · Girls21 shared years, 1964–1993
Grace held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Janita in 11.
Highest recorded here: Grace #370 in 1977, Janita #340 in 1993.
The order changed in 1993: Janita moved ahead. In 1992 they stood at #406 and #551; by 1993 that had become #571 and #340.
Most recent shared year, 1993: Grace #571, Janita #340.
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 | Grace | Janita |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Grace, favour (the English virtue word, used directly as a name). | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | English (virtue name), from Latin gratia | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈɡɹeɪs/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Gracie | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #4 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #5707 (2010) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | high | medium |
What the data shows
- Grace has a recorded origin (English (virtue name), from Latin gratia); Janita does not have one recorded yet.
- Grace has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Janita.
- A meaning is recorded for Grace; Janita doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
- The available evidence gives Grace a "high" Data Confidence level and Janita a "medium" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.
How each name got here
Grace
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #393 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in England and Wales, in 2006 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #27 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Janita
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #517 among girls in Norway in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2001
Highest recorded position: #340 among girls in Norway, in 1993 (recorded 1964–2001).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2010
Most recently recorded at #5707 among girls in England and Wales, in 2010.
England and Wales · Girls