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Jade vs Joleen

Jade and Joleencompared 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 2017, Jade was ranked #241 and Joleen #873 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2022, Jade was ranked #638 and Joleen #5669 among girls in England and Wales.

Jade and Joleen over time

Jade and Joleen appear together in 1 published list, across 10 years of shared records. Jade held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Joleen 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.

Joleen reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Jade 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

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls10 shared years, 19782017

    Jade held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Joleen in 2.

    Highest recorded here: Jade #35 in 1998, Joleen #446 in 1987.

    The order changed in 1983: Jade moved ahead. In 1982 they stood at #533 and #471; by 1983 that had become #288 and #529.

    Most recent shared year, 2017: Jade #241, Joleen #873.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Jade, Joleen
FieldJadeJoleen
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZGB-ENW, IE
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #352 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #5669 (2022)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Jade and Joleen both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Jade

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1974

    First recorded at #490 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1978–2014

    Highest recorded position: #17 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2002 (recorded 1978–2014).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #352 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

Joleen

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1978

    First recorded at #469 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1978 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1978–2017

    Highest recorded position: #446 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1987 (recorded 1978–2017).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2022

    Most recently recorded at #5669 among girls in England and Wales, in 2022.

    England and Wales · Girls