Janice vs Romee

Janice and Romeecompared 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 Romee #902 among girls in England and Wales.

Janice and Romee over time

Janice and Romee appear together in 1 published list, across 11 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.

Janice reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Romee 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 · Girls11 shared years, 2012–2024
Janice held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Romee in 5.
Highest recorded here: Janice #1809 in 2012, Romee #902 in 2024.
The order changed in 2019: Romee moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #2090 and #3518; by 2019 that had become #2869 and #2869.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Janice #2771, Romee #902.

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, Romee
Field	Janice	Romee
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	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observation	England and Wales · Girls #2771 (2024)	Northern Ireland · Girls #407 (2024)
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 has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Romee.
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

Romee

Popularity journey

First recorded2012
First recorded at #4838 among girls in England and Wales in 2012 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #902 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls