Jacinta vs Noeleen
Jacinta and Noeleencompared 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 1996, Jacinta was ranked #471 and Noeleen #393 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Jacinta and Noeleen over time
Jacinta and Noeleen appear together in 1 published list, across 32 years of shared records. Jacinta held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Noeleen 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.
Noeleen reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Jacinta 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Jacinta and Noeleen were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 32 years, from 1964 to 1996, ending at #471 and #393.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Jacinta #53 in 1967, Noeleen #93 in 1965.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls32 shared years, 1964–1996
Jacinta held the stronger position in 31 of those years, Noeleen in 1.
Highest recorded here: Jacinta #53 in 1967, Noeleen #93 in 1965.
The order changed in 1996: Noeleen moved ahead. In 1995 they stood at #232 and #502; by 1996 that had become #471 and #393.
Most recent shared year, 1996: Jacinta #471, Noeleen #393.
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 | Noeleen |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #393 (1996) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jacinta has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Noeleen.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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
Noeleen
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #104 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 recorded1964–1996
Highest recorded position: #93 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–1996).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent1996
Most recently recorded at #393 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1996.
Republic of Ireland · Girls