Jenna vs Nollaig

Jenna and Nollaigcompared 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 2024, Jenna was ranked #736 and Nollaig #898 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Jenna and Nollaig over time

Jenna and Nollaig appear together in 1 published list, across 11 years of shared records. Jenna held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Nollaig in 0.

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.

Nollaig reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Jenna 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

Republic of Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 1979–2024
Jenna held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Nollaig in 2.
Highest recorded here: Jenna #107 in 1984, Nollaig #330 in 1979.
The order changed in 2024: Jenna moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #747 and #747; by 2024 that had become #736 and #898.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jenna #736, Nollaig #898.

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 Jenna

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

Annie vs Jenna
In 1997 they stood at #112 and #109 in Northern Ireland · Girls, 3 places apart; by 2022 they were #8 and #354.
Annie · Jenna · 24 shared years, 1997–2022 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2022 Northern Ireland ranking
Jenna vs Zara
In 1997 they stood at #109 and #104 in Northern Ireland · Girls, 5 places apart; by 2022 they were #354 and #46.
Jenna · Zara · 24 shared years, 1997–2022 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2022 Northern Ireland ranking
Emma vs Jenna
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Emma #1 in 2003, Jenna #74 in 2005.
Emma · Jenna · 24 shared years, 1997–2022 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2005 Northern Ireland ranking
Katie vs Jenna
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Katie #1 in 2004, Jenna #74 in 2005.
Katie · Jenna · 24 shared years, 1997–2022 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2005 Northern Ireland ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Jenna, Nollaig
Field	Jenna	Nollaig
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	Not yet recorded
Syllables	2	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ	IE
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025)	Republic of Ireland · Girls #898 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	94/100	82/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	40/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Jenna and Nollaig both have 2 syllables.
Both names have recorded usage in IE.

How each name got here

Jenna

Popularity journey

First recorded1979
First recorded at #391 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1979 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1983–2004
Highest recorded position: #12 among girls in New Zealand, in 1985 (recorded 1983–2004).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls

Nollaig

Popularity journey

First recorded1969
First recorded at #443 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1969–2024
Highest recorded position: #258 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1978 (recorded 1969–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #898 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2024.
Republic of Ireland · Girls