Jane vs Peta
Jane and Petacompared 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 1983, Jane was ranked #81 and Peta #97 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2017, Jane was ranked #1082 and Peta #5765 among girls in England and Wales.
Jane and Peta over time
Jane and Peta appear together in 2 published lists, across 27 years of shared records. Jane held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Peta in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Jane reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Peta 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
England and Wales · Girls14 shared years, 1996–2017
Jane held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Peta in 0.
Highest recorded here: Jane #316 in 1996, Peta #2416 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Jane #1082, Peta #5765.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls13 shared years, 1970–1983
Jane held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Peta in 0.
Highest recorded here: Jane #37 in 1971, Peta #59 in 1978.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1983: Jane #81, Peta #97.
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 | Peta |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| 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 |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #213 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #5765 (2017) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jane and Peta both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW.
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
Peta
Popularity journey
First recorded1970
First recorded at #85 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1970 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1970–1983
Highest recorded position: #59 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1978 (recorded 1970–1983).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2017
Most recently recorded at #5765 among girls in England and Wales, in 2017.
England and Wales · Girls