Janice vs Kym

Janice and Kymcompared 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 2009, Janice was ranked #742 and Kym #641 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2013, Janice was ranked #2062 and Kym #5742 among girls in England and Wales.

Janice and Kym over time

Janice and Kym appear together in 2 published lists, across 21 years of shared records. Janice held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kym 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.

Janice reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Kym 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

England and Wales · Girls13 shared years, 1996–2013
Janice held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Kym in 5.
Highest recorded here: Janice #1364 in 1996, Kym #1238 in 2001.
The order changed in 2005: Janice moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #2530 and #2112; by 2005 that had become #1589 and #3970.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Janice #2062, Kym #5742.
Republic of Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 1990–2009
Janice held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Kym in 3.
Highest recorded here: Janice #203 in 1990, Kym #319 in 1998.
The order changed in 1997: Kym moved ahead. In 1996 they stood at #356 and #429; by 1997 that had become #440 and #394.
Most recent shared year, 2009: Janice #742, Kym #641.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Janice

Pairs where Janice shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Christine vs Janice
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Girls within 2 years — Christine #1 in 1952, Janice #31 in 1953.
Christine · Janice · 11 shared years, 1952–1963 · Peaked in the same years
See the 1953 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Karen vs Janice
Both reached their highest recorded position in New Zealand · Girls within 2 years — Karen #1 in 1957, Janice #22 in 1955.
Karen · Janice · 11 shared years, 1954–1964 · Peaked in the same years
See the 1957 New Zealand ranking
Susan vs Janice
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Girls within 2 years — Susan #1 in 1954, Janice #31 in 1953.
Susan · Janice · 11 shared years, 1952–1963 · Peaked in the same years
See the 1954 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Joanne vs Janice
In New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Joanne moved into the top 50 at #30 in 1957 as Janice fell out of it to #58, having been #45 the year before.
Joanne · Janice · 11 shared years, 1952–1963 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 1957 New South Wales, Australia ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Janice, Kym
Field	Janice	Kym
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	3	1
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE
Most recent popularity observation	England and Wales · Girls #2771 (2024)	England and Wales · Girls #5742 (2013)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	88/100	95/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Janice has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Kym.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Janice

Popularity journey

First recorded1952
First recorded at #32 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1954–1964
Highest recorded position: #22 among girls in New Zealand, in 1955 (recorded 1954–1964).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2771 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Kym

Popularity journey

First recorded1990
First recorded at #517 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1990 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1990–2012
Highest recorded position: #247 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2003 (recorded 1990–2012).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2013
Most recently recorded at #5742 among girls in England and Wales, in 2013.
England and Wales · Girls