Joanna vs Leanne

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 South Wales, Australia · Girls

  In 1982, Joanna was ranked #98 and Leanne #50 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• New Zealand · Girls

  In 1985, Joanna was ranked #57 and Leanne #95 among girls in New Zealand.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2010, Joanna was ranked #237 and Leanne #366 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2021, Joanna was ranked #336 and Leanne #883 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2024, Joanna was ranked #488 and Leanne #2115 among girls in England and Wales.

Joanna and Leanne over time

Joanna and Leanne appear together in 4 published lists, across 105 years of shared records. Joanna held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Leanne in 1.

The order between them changed and held in 3 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Leanne reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Joanna 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 · Girls48 shared years, 1973–2021

  Joanna held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Leanne in 28.

  Highest recorded here: Joanna #104 in 1982, Leanne #26 in 1990.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2021: Joanna #336, Leanne #883.

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

  Joanna held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Leanne in 7.

  Highest recorded here: Joanna #125 in 1996, Leanne #88 in 1996.

  The order changed in 2005: Joanna moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #334 and #334; by 2005 that had become #349 and #380.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Joanna #488, Leanne #2115.

• New Zealand · Girls16 shared years, 1968–1985

  Joanna held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Leanne in 5.

  Highest recorded here: Joanna #29 in 1970, Leanne #22 in 1968.

  The order changed in 1974: Joanna moved ahead. In 1973 they stood at #45 and #35; by 1974 that had become #39 and #52.

  Most recent shared year, 1985: Joanna #57, Leanne #95.

• Northern Ireland · Girls12 shared years, 1997–2010

  Joanna held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Leanne in 3.

  Highest recorded here: Joanna #111 in 2000, Leanne #84 in 1998.

  The order changed in 2010: Joanna moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #268 and #268; by 2010 that had become #237 and #366.

  Most recent shared year, 2010: Joanna #237, Leanne #366.

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.

Side by side

How each name got here