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Janet vs Kasey

Janet and Kaseycompared 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 2018, Janet was ranked #896 and Kasey #474 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Janet was ranked #4867 and Kasey #4867 among girls in England and Wales.

Janet and Kasey over time

Janet and Kasey appear together in 2 published lists, across 41 years of shared records. Kasey held the stronger position in more years in 2 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 2 of those lists, and Kasey 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.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Janet and Kasey were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #4867 and #4867.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 19962025

    Janet held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Kasey in 27.

    Highest recorded here: Janet #1031 in 1996, Kasey #340 in 2006.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Janet #4867, Kasey #4867.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 19922018

    Janet held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Kasey in 9.

    Highest recorded here: Janet #338 in 1992, Kasey #252 in 1998.

    The order changed in 1998: Kasey moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #363 and #496; by 1998 that had become #345 and #252.

    Most recent shared year, 2018: Janet #896, Kasey #474.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Janet, Kasey
FieldJanetKasey
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemaleUsed for both boys and girls
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #4867 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Boys #577 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Janet and Kasey both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Janet

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1954–1966

    Highest recorded position: #19 among girls in New Zealand, in 1954 (recorded 1954–1966).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #4867 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Kasey

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1992

    First recorded at #456 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1992 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2002–2014

    Highest recorded position: #247 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2014 (recorded 2002–2014).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #4867 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls