Janet vs Jolanta
Janet and Jolantacompared 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.
Norway · Girls
In 1991, Janet was ranked #652 and Jolanta #553 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2015, Janet was ranked #2195 and Jolanta #5730 among girls in England and Wales.
Janet and Jolanta over time
Janet and Jolanta appear together in 1 published list, across 33 years of shared records. Jolanta held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Janet 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.
Janet reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Jolanta 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
Janet and Jolanta changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1955 and 1991, ending at #652 and #553.
- Longest-running competitions
Janet and Jolanta were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 33 years, from 1955 to 1991, ending at #652 and #553.
List by list
Norway · Girls33 shared years, 1955–1991
Janet held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Jolanta in 28.
Highest recorded here: Janet #239 in 1958, Jolanta #151 in 1968.
The order changed in 1983: Jolanta moved ahead. In 1982 they stood at #311 and #371; by 1983 that had become #535 and #337.
Most recent shared year, 1991: Janet #652, Jolanta #553.
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 | Janet | Jolanta |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #3318 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #5730 (2015) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Janet has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Jolanta.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Janet
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #308 among girls in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1954–1966
Highest recorded position: #19 among girls in New Zealand, in 1954 (recorded 1954–1966).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3318 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Jolanta
Popularity journey
First recorded1955
First recorded at #433 among girls in Norway in 1955 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1955–1992
Highest recorded position: #151 among girls in Norway, in 1968 (recorded 1955–1992).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1992
Most recently recorded at #506 among girls in Norway, in 1992.
Norway · Girls