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Jade vs Sarah

Jade and Sarahcompared 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.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 2014, Jade was ranked #96 and Sarah #44 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Jade was ranked #352 and Sarah #66 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2024, Jade was ranked #288 and Sarah #75 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 2015, Jade was ranked #83 and Sarah #86 among girls in New Zealand.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Jade was ranked #747 and Sarah #131 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Jade was ranked #541 and Sarah #148 among girls in Scotland.

Jade and Sarah over time

Jade and Sarah appear together in 5 published lists, across 177 years of shared records. Sarah held the stronger position in more years in 5 of them, Jade in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Sarah reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, Jade in 1. 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 Sarah changed places 9 times in New Zealand · Girls between 1979 and 2015, ending at #83 and #86.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 37 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Jade and Sarah averaged 36.0 places apart, ending at #96 and #44.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Jade and Sarah were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #747 and #131.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Jade #19 in 1996, Sarah #18 in 1996.

  • Started together, ended far apart

    In 1996 they stood at #19 and #18 in England and Wales · Girls, 1 places apart; by 2025 they were #747 and #131.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls49 shared years, 1974–2025

    Jade held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Sarah in 49.

    Highest recorded here: Jade #30 in 2001, Sarah #1 in 1983.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Jade #352, Sarah #66.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls37 shared years, 1978–2014

    Jade held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Sarah in 37.

    Highest recorded here: Jade #17 in 2002, Sarah #2 in 1981.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2014: Jade #96, Sarah #44.

  • New Zealand · Girls35 shared years, 1979–2015

    Jade held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Sarah in 29.

    Highest recorded here: Jade #20 in 2001, Sarah #1 in 1979.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2015: Jade #83, Sarah #86.

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Jade held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Sarah in 25.

    Highest recorded here: Jade #19 in 1996, Sarah #18 in 1996.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Jade #747, Sarah #131.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls26 shared years, 1997–2024

    Jade held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Sarah in 26.

    Highest recorded here: Jade #28 in 2001, Sarah #5 in 2002.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Jade #288, Sarah #75.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Jade

Pairs where Jade shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Sarah

Pairs where Sarah shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — started together, ended far apart.

All started together, ended far apart→

Other pairs from England and Wales lists

Pairs measured inside England and Wales's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

England and Wales overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Jade, Sarah
FieldJadeSarah
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedFrom Hebrew, meaning 'lady, princess, noblewoman'. In the Old Testament, Sarah's name was changed from Sarai by God, alongside Abraham's own name change (Genesis 17:15); she is regarded as matriarch of the Jewish people.
OriginNot yet recordedBiblical Hebrew
Pronunciation/ˈsɛɹ.ə/
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #352 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #66 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Sarah has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Jade does not have one recorded yet.
  • Jade and Sarah both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Sarah; Jade doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.

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 #747 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Sarah

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1958

    First recorded at #86 among girls in New Zealand in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New Zealand · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1958–2019

    Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in New Zealand, in 1974 (recorded 1958–2019).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #131 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls