Janine vs Kaye
Janine and Kayecompared 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.
New Zealand · Girls
In 1962, Janine was ranked #64 and Kaye #99 among girls in New Zealand.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2011, Janine was ranked #5785 and Kaye #5785 among girls in England and Wales.
Janine and Kaye over time
Janine and Kaye appear together in 1 published list, across 15 years of shared records. Janine held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kaye in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Janine reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Kaye 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
Janine and Kaye changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2011, ending at #5785 and #5785.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Janine #820 in 1997, Kaye #1970 in 1999.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls15 shared years, 1996–2011
Janine held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Kaye in 2.
Highest recorded here: Janine #820 in 1997, Kaye #1970 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2011: Janine #5785, Kaye #5785.
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 | Janine | Kaye |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #3519 (2021) | England and Wales · Girls #5785 (2011) |
| 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
- Janine has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Kaye.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, NZ.
How each name got here
Janine
Popularity journey
First recorded1955
First recorded at #99 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1955 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1958–1978
Highest recorded position: #31 among girls in New Zealand, in 1969 (recorded 1958–1978).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2021
Most recently recorded at #3519 among girls in England and Wales, in 2021.
England and Wales · Girls
Kaye
Popularity journey
First recorded1960
First recorded at #96 among girls in New Zealand in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Girls
Highest recorded1960–1962
Highest recorded position: #89 among girls in New Zealand, in 1961 (recorded 1960–1962).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2011
Most recently recorded at #5785 among girls in England and Wales, in 2011.
England and Wales · Girls