Joanne vs Treasa
Joanne and Treasacompared 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 2019, Joanne was ranked #871 and Treasa #716 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Joanne and Treasa over time
Joanne and Treasa appear together in 1 published list, across 43 years of shared records. Joanne held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Treasa 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.
Treasa reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Joanne 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
Joanne and Treasa changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1969 and 2019, ending at #871 and #716.
- Longest-running competitions
Joanne and Treasa were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 43 years, from 1969 to 2019, ending at #871 and #716.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Joanne #29 in 1979, Treasa #240 in 1977.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls43 shared years, 1969–2019
Joanne held the stronger position in 40 of those years, Treasa in 2.
Highest recorded here: Joanne #29 in 1979, Treasa #240 in 1977.
The order changed in 2019: Treasa moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #734 and #896; by 2019 that had become #871 and #716.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Joanne #871, Treasa #716.
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 Joanne
Pairs where Joanne shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Joanne vs Patricia
Joanne and Patricia changed places 18 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2022, ending at #747 and #458.
Joanne · Patricia · 58 shared years, 1964–2022 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
- Joanne vs Denise
Joanne and Denise changed places 17 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2020, ending at #628 and #834.
Joanne · Denise · 54 shared years, 1964–2020 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
- Joanne vs Lorraine
Joanne and Lorraine changed places 15 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2018, ending at #734 and #896.
Joanne · Lorraine · 50 shared years, 1964–2018 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
- Joanne vs Marie
Joanne and Marie changed places 15 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2022, ending at #747 and #905.
Joanne · Marie · 58 shared years, 1964–2022 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
Side by side
| Field | Joanne | Treasa |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | A variant of Joan/Johanne, ultimately from the same Hebrew-via-Greek-via-Old-French tradition as John (Yochanan, 'Yahweh is gracious') — sometimes also read as a blend of Jo and Anne. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | English and French, from Hebrew via Greek Ioannes | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /d͡ʒoʊ.ˈæn/ | 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, NZ | GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #1719 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #883 (2021) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Joanne has a recorded origin (English and French, from Hebrew via Greek Ioannes); Treasa does not have one recorded yet.
- Joanne and Treasa both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Joanne; Treasa doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Joanne
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #77 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1954–1986
Highest recorded position: #4 among girls in New Zealand, in 1969 (recorded 1954–1986).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1719 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Treasa
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 recorded1969–2021
Highest recorded position: #240 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1977 (recorded 1969–2021).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2021
Most recently recorded at #883 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2021.
Republic of Ireland · Girls