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Jacinta vs Jennifer

Jacinta and Jennifercompared 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 2003, Jacinta was ranked #83 and Jennifer #88 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2015, Jacinta was ranked #426 and Jennifer #269 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2023, Jacinta was ranked #555 and Jennifer #316 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Jacinta was ranked #5891 and Jennifer #483 among girls in England and Wales.

Jacinta and Jennifer over time

Jacinta and Jennifer appear together in 2 published lists, across 68 years of shared records. Jennifer held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Jacinta in 0.

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.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Jacinta and Jennifer were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 43 years, from 1964 to 2023, ending at #555 and #316.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Jacinta #1045 in 1997, Jennifer #54 in 1996.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls43 shared years, 1964–2023

    Jacinta held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Jennifer in 43.

    Highest recorded here: Jacinta #53 in 1967, Jennifer #4 in 1981.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Jacinta #555, Jennifer #316.

  • England and Wales · Girls25 shared years, 1996–2024

    Jacinta held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Jennifer in 25.

    Highest recorded here: Jacinta #1045 in 1997, Jennifer #54 in 1996.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Jacinta #5891, Jennifer #483.

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 Jennifer

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

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Jacinta, Jennifer
FieldJacintaJennifer
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedFrom a Cornish form of the Welsh name Gwenhwyfar (Guinevere), combining 'gwyn' and 'hwyfar'. Confined mainly to Cornwall until George Bernard Shaw's 1906 play The Doctor's Dilemma sparked wider adoption.
OriginNot yet recordedWelsh, via Cornish transmission
PronunciationNot yet recorded/ˈd͡ʒɛn.ɪ.fəɹ/
Syllables33
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IEAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024)Republic of Ireland · Girls #413 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10076/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Jennifer has a recorded origin (Welsh, via Cornish transmission); Jacinta does not have one recorded yet.
  • Jacinta and Jennifer both have 3 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Jennifer; Jacinta doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Jacinta

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #93 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

  2. Highest recorded1964–2023

    Highest recorded position: #53 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1967 (recorded 1964–2023).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls

Jennifer

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1946

    First recorded at #331 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1952–2003

    Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1956 (recorded 1952–2003).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #413 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls