Jenny vs Vada
Jenny and Vadacompared 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, Jenny was ranked #631 and Vada #736 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Jenny was ranked #1491 and Vada #3695 among girls in England and Wales.
Jenny and Vada over time
Jenny and Vada appear together in 2 published lists, across 23 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.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls15 shared years, 1996–2024
Jenny held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Vada in 0.
Highest recorded here: Jenny #256 in 1996, Vada #1939 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jenny #1491, Vada #3695.
Republic of Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 2017–2024
Jenny held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Vada in 4.
Highest recorded here: Jenny #544 in 2020, Vada #421 in 2019.
The order changed in 2024: Jenny moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #856 and #555; by 2024 that had become #631 and #736.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jenny #631, Vada #736.
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 | Jenny | Vada |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #29 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #736 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jenny and Vada both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Jenny
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #190 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #13 among girls in Norway, in 2015 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #29 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Vada
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #3795 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2017–2024
Highest recorded position: #421 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2019 (recorded 2017–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3695 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls