Janet vs Thanh
Janet and Thanhcompared 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 Thanh #576 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2014, Janet was ranked #2314 and Thanh #5691 among girls in England and Wales.
Janet and Thanh over time
Janet and Thanh appear together in 1 published list, across 26 years of shared records. Janet held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Thanh 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 Thanh 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
Norway · Girls26 shared years, 1954–1991
Janet held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Thanh in 5.
Highest recorded here: Janet #239 in 1958, Thanh #329 in 1979.
The order changed in 1988: Thanh moved ahead. In 1987 they stood at #565 and #638; by 1988 that had become #622 and #595.
Most recent shared year, 1991: Janet #652, Thanh #576.
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 | Thanh |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | Used for both boys and girls |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| 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 #5691 (2014) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Janet has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Thanh.
- 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
Thanh
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #433 among girls in Norway in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1954–2003
Highest recorded position: #329 among girls in Norway, in 1979 (recorded 1954–2003).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2014
Most recently recorded at #5691 among girls in England and Wales, in 2014.
England and Wales · Girls