Jane vs Susann
Jane and Susanncompared 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 1983, Jane was ranked #75 and Susann #529 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Girls
In 2004, Jane was ranked #528 and Susann #500 among girls in Norway.
Jane and Susann over time
Jane and Susann appear together in 2 published lists, across 52 years of shared records. Jane held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Susann 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Jane and Susann changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1961 and 2004, ending at #528 and #500.
- Longest-running competitions
Jane and Susann were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 41 years, from 1961 to 2004, ending at #528 and #500.
List by list
Norway · Girls41 shared years, 1961–2004
Jane held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Susann in 14.
Highest recorded here: Jane #75 in 1961, Susann #125 in 1994.
The order changed in 2002: Susann moved ahead. In 2001 they stood at #537 and #614; by 2002 that had become #619 and #326.
Most recent shared year, 2004: Jane #528, Susann #500.
Republic of Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 1967–1983
Jane held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Susann in 0.
Highest recorded here: Jane #69 in 1978, Susann #315 in 1967.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1983: Jane #75, Susann #529.
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 | Susann |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #213 (2025) | Norway · Girls #617 (2008) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jane and Susann both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE, NO.
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
Susann
Popularity journey
First recorded1961
First recorded at #415 among girls in Norway in 1961 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1961–2008
Highest recorded position: #125 among girls in Norway, in 1994 (recorded 1961–2008).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2008
Most recently recorded at #617 among girls in Norway, in 2008.
Norway · Girls