Ita vs Jenna
Ita and Jennacompared 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 1997, Ita was ranked #576 and Jenna #246 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Ita was ranked #3705 and Jenna #1133 among girls in England and Wales.
Ita and Jenna over time
Ita and Jenna appear together in 2 published lists, across 24 years of shared records. Jenna held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Ita 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.
Jenna reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Ita 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1984, Jenna moved ahead of Ita in Republic of Ireland · Girls — #300 and #523 the year before became #516 and #107.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Ita #267 in 1985, Jenna #107 in 1984.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls13 shared years, 1979–1997
Ita held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Jenna in 11.
Highest recorded here: Ita #267 in 1985, Jenna #107 in 1984.
The order changed in 1984: Jenna moved ahead. In 1983 they stood at #300 and #523; by 1984 that had become #516 and #107.
Most recent shared year, 1997: Ita #576, Jenna #246.
England and Wales · Girls11 shared years, 2002–2025
Ita held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Jenna in 11.
Highest recorded here: Ita #3192 in 2021, Jenna #159 in 2002.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ita #3705, Jenna #1133.
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 | Ita | Jenna |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #3705 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ita and Jenna both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Ita
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #118 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 recorded1964–1997
Highest recorded position: #118 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–1997).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3705 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Jenna
Popularity journey
First recorded1979
First recorded at #391 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1979 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1983–2004
Highest recorded position: #12 among girls in New Zealand, in 1985 (recorded 1983–2004).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1133 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls