Jacinta vs Winifred
Jacinta and Winifredcompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Jacinta was ranked #5891 and Winifred #388 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2009, Jacinta was ranked #893 and Winifred #582 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Jacinta and Winifred over time
Jacinta and Winifred appear together in 2 published lists, across 65 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.
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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Jacinta and Winifred changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2009, ending at #893 and #582.
- Longest-running competitions
Jacinta and Winifred were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 40 years, from 1964 to 2009, ending at #893 and #582.
- Started together, ended far apart
In 1964 they stood at #93 and #93 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 0 places apart; by 2009 they were #893 and #582.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls40 shared years, 1964–2009
Jacinta held the stronger position in 32 of those years, Winifred in 6.
Highest recorded here: Jacinta #53 in 1967, Winifred #93 in 1964.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2009: Jacinta #893, Winifred #582.
England and Wales · Girls25 shared years, 1996–2024
Jacinta held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Winifred in 23.
Highest recorded here: Jacinta #1045 in 1997, Winifred #374 in 2022.
The order changed in 1998: Winifred moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #1045 and #1365; by 1998 that had become #1979 and #1392.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jacinta #5891, Winifred #388.
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 | Winifred |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #388 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jacinta and Winifred both have 3 syllables.
- 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
Winifred
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 recorded1964–2019
Highest recorded position: #93 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2019).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #388 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls