Janet vs Mina
Janet and Minacompared 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 Mina #176 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Janet was ranked #3318 and Mina #493 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2018, Janet was ranked #896 and Mina #896 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Janet and Mina over time
Janet and Mina appear together in 2 published lists, across 57 years of shared records. Mina held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Janet in 0.
The order between them changed and held in 2 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 Mina 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 Mina changed places 7 times in Norway · Girls between 1947 and 1991, ending at #652 and #176.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Janet held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Mina in 26.
Highest recorded here: Janet #1031 in 1996, Mina #478 in 2018.
The order changed in 1998: Mina moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #1045 and #1365; by 1998 that had become #1571 and #1259.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Janet #3318, Mina #493.
Norway · Girls28 shared years, 1947–1991
Janet held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Mina in 14.
Highest recorded here: Janet #243 in 1963, Mina #176 in 1991.
The order changed in 1980: Mina moved ahead. In 1979 they stood at #363 and #394; by 1980 that had become #415 and #327.
Most recent shared year, 1991: Janet #652, Mina #176.
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 | Mina |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #3318 (2024) | Norway · Girls #65 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Janet and Mina both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, 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
Mina
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #350 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #20 among girls in Norway, in 2007 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #65 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls