Jenna vs Kelly

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 1990, Jenna was ranked #75 and Kelly #32 among girls in New Zealand.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  In 1991, Jenna was ranked #99 and Kelly #59 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2019, Jenna was ranked #336 and Kelly #424 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2023, Jenna was ranked #445 and Kelly #404 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Scotland · Girls

  In 2024, Jenna was ranked #638 and Kelly #790 among girls in Scotland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2024, Jenna was ranked #1302 and Kelly #1672 among girls in England and Wales.

Jenna and Kelly over time

Jenna and Kelly appear together in 5 published lists, across 103 years of shared records. Kelly held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Jenna in 2.

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.

Kelly reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 4 of those lists, Jenna in 1. 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

• Republic of Ireland · Girls42 shared years, 1979–2023

  Jenna held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Kelly in 32.

  Highest recorded here: Jenna #107 in 1984, Kelly #35 in 1994.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2023: Jenna #445, Kelly #404.

• England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024

  Jenna held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Kelly in 6.

  Highest recorded here: Jenna #148 in 1997, Kelly #74 in 1996.

  The order changed in 2023: Jenna moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #1452 and #1215; by 2023 that had become #1371 and #1774.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Jenna #1302, Kelly #1672.

• Northern Ireland · Girls16 shared years, 1997–2019

  Jenna held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Kelly in 1.

  Highest recorded here: Jenna #74 in 2005, Kelly #101 in 1997.

  The order changed in 2002: Jenna moved ahead. In 2001 they stood at #146 and #146; by 2002 that had become #76 and #142.

  Most recent shared year, 2019: Jenna #336, Kelly #424.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls8 shared years, 1984–1991

  Jenna held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Kelly in 6.

  Highest recorded here: Jenna #33 in 1987, Kelly #24 in 1985.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 1991: Jenna #99, Kelly #59.

• New Zealand · Girls8 shared years, 1983–1990

  Jenna held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Kelly in 7.

  Highest recorded here: Jenna #12 in 1985, Kelly #3 in 1983.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 1990: Jenna #75, Kelly #32.

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.

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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.

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