Jade vs Nikola
Jade and Nikolacompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2017, Jade was ranked #296 and Nikola #432 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Jade was ranked #352 and Nikola #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Jade was ranked #638 and Nikola #2253 among girls in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Jade was ranked #5119 and Nikola #1758 among boys in England and Wales.
Jade and Nikola over time
Jade and Nikola appear together in 4 published lists, across 69 years of shared records. Jade held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Nikola in 1.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Jade reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 4 of those lists, and Nikola 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Jade and Nikola changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1997 and 2024, ending at #638 and #2253.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls25 shared years, 1997–2024
Jade held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Nikola in 6.
Highest recorded here: Jade #24 in 1999, Nikola #283 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jade #638, Nikola #2253.
Republic of Ireland · Girls18 shared years, 2006–2025
Jade held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Nikola in 4.
Highest recorded here: Jade #78 in 2006, Nikola #139 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Jade #352, Nikola #885.
England and Wales · Boys15 shared years, 1996–2024
Jade held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Nikola in 13.
Highest recorded here: Jade #1765 in 1996, Nikola #1113 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jade #5119, Nikola #1758.
Northern Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 2007–2017
Jade held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Nikola in 3.
Highest recorded here: Jade #223 in 2007, Nikola #150 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Jade #296, Nikola #432.
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 | Jade | Nikola |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | Used for both boys and girls |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #352 (2025) | Norway · Boys #510 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jade has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Nikola.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Jade
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1978–2014
Highest recorded position: #17 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2002 (recorded 1978–2014).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #352 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Nikola
Popularity journey
First recorded1950
First recorded at #385 among boys in Norway in 1950 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1977–2025
Highest recorded position: #139 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2010 (recorded 1977–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #510 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys