Janice vs Olive
Janice and Olivecompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Janice was ranked #2771 and Olive #53 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2009, Janice was ranked #742 and Olive #641 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Janice and Olive over time
Janice and Olive appear together in 2 published lists, across 64 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Janice and Olive changed places 6 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2009, ending at #742 and #641.
- Mirrored each other
Over 29 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Olive rose about as far as Janice fell — from #1364 and #1646 in 1996 to #2771 and #53 in 2024.
- Longest-running competitions
Janice and Olive were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 35 years, from 1964 to 2009, ending at #742 and #641.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls35 shared years, 1964–2009
Janice held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Olive in 13.
Highest recorded here: Janice #117 in 1980, Olive #34 in 1975.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2009: Janice #742, Olive #641.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Janice held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Olive in 28.
Highest recorded here: Janice #1364 in 1996, Olive #53 in 2024.
The order changed in 1997: Olive moved ahead. In 1996 they stood at #1364 and #1646; by 1997 that had become #2738 and #1287.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Janice #2771, Olive #53.
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 | Janice | Olive |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #2771 (2024) | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #68 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Janice and Olive both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ.
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
Olive
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #72 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2010–2023
Highest recorded position: #21 among girls in New Zealand, in 2022 (recorded 2010–2023).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #68 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls