Jacinta vs Mona
Jacinta and Monacompared 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 2006, Jacinta was ranked #764 and Mona #764 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Jacinta was ranked #5891 and Mona #3318 among girls in England and Wales.
Jacinta and Mona over time
Jacinta and Mona appear together in 2 published lists, across 43 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Jacinta reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Mona 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.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls25 shared years, 1996–2024
Jacinta held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Mona in 22.
Highest recorded here: Jacinta #1045 in 1997, Mona #1065 in 2008.
The order changed in 2020: Mona moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #3151 and #4001; by 2020 that had become #5493 and #2042.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jacinta #5891, Mona #3318.
Republic of Ireland · Girls18 shared years, 1965–2006
Jacinta held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Mona in 0.
Highest recorded here: Jacinta #89 in 1965, Mona #282 in 1970.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2006: Jacinta #764, Mona #764.
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 | Mona |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024) | Norway · Girls #413 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jacinta has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Mona.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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 recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Mona
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #98 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #9 among girls in Norway, in 1968 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #413 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls