Jacinta vs Louise
Jacinta and Louisecompared 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 2023, Jacinta was ranked #555 and Louise #296 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2015, Jacinta was ranked #426 and Louise #358 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Jacinta was ranked #5927 and Louise #816 among girls in England and Wales.
Jacinta and Louise over time
Jacinta and Louise appear together in 2 published lists, across 69 years of shared records. Louise 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 Louise were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 43 years, from 1964 to 2023, ending at #555 and #296.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Jacinta #1045 in 1997, Louise #44 in 1996.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls43 shared years, 1964–2023
Jacinta held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Louise in 43.
Highest recorded here: Jacinta #53 in 1967, Louise #5 in 1980.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Jacinta #555, Louise #296.
England and Wales · Girls26 shared years, 1996–2025
Jacinta held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Louise in 26.
Highest recorded here: Jacinta #1045 in 1997, Louise #44 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Jacinta #5927, Louise #816.
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 | Jacinta | Louise |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | The French feminine form of Louis, from Germanic elements 'hlud' (famous) and 'wig' (warrior) — 'famous warrior'. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Germanic, via French transmission |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /lu.ˈiz/ |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5927 (2025) | Norway · Girls #59 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Louise has a recorded origin (Germanic, via French transmission); Jacinta does not have one recorded yet.
- Jacinta has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Louise.
- A meaning is recorded for Louise; 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
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
Highest recorded1964–2023
Highest recorded position: #53 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1967 (recorded 1964–2023).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Louise
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #379 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #5 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1980 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #816 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls