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Hayley vs Jane

Hayley 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.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 1984, Hayley was ranked #30 and Jane #93 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 1988, Hayley was ranked #30 and Jane #96 among girls in New Zealand.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Hayley was ranked #148 and Jane #213 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2024, Hayley was ranked #227 and Jane #288 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Hayley was ranked #478 and Jane #1110 among girls in England and Wales.

Hayley and Jane over time

Hayley and Jane appear together in 4 published lists, across 122 years of shared records. Hayley held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Jane in 1.

The order between them changed and held in 2 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.

  • One took the other's place near the top

    In New Zealand · Girls, Hayley moved into the top 50 at #26 in 1979 as Jane fell out of it to #56, having been #49 the year before.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 1979, Hayley moved ahead of Jane in New Zealand · Girls — #52 and #49 the year before became #26 and #56.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Hayley and Jane changed places 8 times in Northern Ireland · Girls between 1997 and 2024, ending at #227 and #288.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Hayley and Jane were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #478 and #1110.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Hayley #57 in 1996, Jane #316 in 1996.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls51 shared years, 1968–2025

    Hayley held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Jane in 40.

    Highest recorded here: Hayley #48 in 1997, Jane #62 in 1997.

    The order changed in 2018: Hayley moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #130 and #126; by 2018 that had become #118 and #162.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Hayley #148, Jane #213.

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Hayley held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Jane in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Hayley #57 in 1996, Jane #316 in 1996.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Hayley #478, Jane #1110.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls26 shared years, 1997–2024

    Hayley held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Jane in 12.

    Highest recorded here: Hayley #57 in 1997, Jane #85 in 1998.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Hayley #227, Jane #288.

  • New Zealand · Girls15 shared years, 1973–1988

    Hayley held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Jane in 6.

    Highest recorded here: Hayley #17 in 1982, Jane #36 in 1974.

    The order changed in 1979: Hayley moved ahead. In 1978 they stood at #52 and #49; by 1979 that had become #26 and #56.

    Most recent shared year, 1988: Hayley #30, Jane #96.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Hayley

Pairs where Hayley shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Jane

Pairs where Jane shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — one took the other's place near the top.

All one took the other's place near the top→

Other pairs from New Zealand lists

Pairs measured inside New Zealand's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

New Zealand overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 1980s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 1980 and 1989.

The 1980s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Hayley, Jane
FieldHayleyJane
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #148 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #213 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Hayley and Jane both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Hayley

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1968

    First recorded at #401 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1973–2016

    Highest recorded position: #14 among girls in New Zealand, in 1990 (recorded 1973–2016).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #478 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Jane

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1952–1984

    Highest recorded position: #25 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1966 (recorded 1952–1984).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1110 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls