Jane vs Janette
Jane and Janettecompared 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 Zealand · Girls
In 1957, Jane was ranked #28 and Janette #99 among girls in New Zealand.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
In 1962, Jane was ranked #38 and Janette #99 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 1995, Jane was ranked #64 and Janette #417 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2019, Jane was ranked #1252 and Janette #5591 among girls in England and Wales.
Jane and Janette over time
Jane and Janette appear together in 2 published lists, across 41 years of shared records. Jane held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Janette 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.
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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1955, Jane moved ahead of Janette in New South Wales, Australia · Girls — #59 and #58 the year before became #58 and #67.
- Longest-running competitions
Jane and Janette were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 30 years, from 1964 to 1995, ending at #64 and #417.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Jane #59 in 1964, Janette #186 in 1965.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls30 shared years, 1964–1995
Jane held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Janette in 0.
Highest recorded here: Jane #59 in 1964, Janette #186 in 1965.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1995: Jane #64, Janette #417.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls11 shared years, 1952–1962
Jane held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Janette in 2.
Highest recorded here: Jane #33 in 1958, Janette #58 in 1953.
The order changed in 1955: Jane moved ahead. In 1954 they stood at #59 and #58; by 1955 that had become #58 and #67.
Most recent shared year, 1962: Jane #38, Janette #99.
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 | Jane | Janette |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #213 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #5591 (2019) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jane has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Janette.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZ.
How each name got here
Jane
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #246 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1984
Highest recorded position: #25 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1966 (recorded 1952–1984).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #213 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Janette
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #66 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1962
Highest recorded position: #58 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1953 (recorded 1952–1962).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2019
Most recently recorded at #5591 among girls in England and Wales, in 2019.
England and Wales · Girls