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Jodie vs Vanessa

Jodie and Vanessacompared 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.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 1982, Jodie was ranked #87 and Vanessa #38 among girls in New Zealand.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 1988, Jodie was ranked #84 and Vanessa #40 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Jodie was ranked #790 and Vanessa #351 among girls in Scotland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Jodie was ranked #352 and Vanessa #413 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2018, Jodie was ranked #434 and Vanessa #361 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Jodie was ranked #3035 and Vanessa #719 among girls in England and Wales.

Jodie and Vanessa over time

Jodie and Vanessa appear together in 4 published lists, across 111 years of shared records. Vanessa held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Jodie in 1.

The order between them changed and held in 4 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Jodie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Vanessa 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.

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.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 1982, Vanessa moved ahead of Jodie in New South Wales, Australia · Girls — #41 and #45 the year before became #39 and #37.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Jodie and Vanessa changed places 5 times in New South Wales, Australia · Girls between 1965 and 1988, ending at #84 and #40.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 23 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Jodie and Vanessa averaged 12.1 places apart, ending at #84 and #40.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Jodie and Vanessa were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #3035 and #719.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Jodie #43 in 1996, Vanessa #202 in 1996.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls43 shared years, 1982–2025

    Jodie held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Vanessa in 26.

    Highest recorded here: Jodie #61 in 2004, Vanessa #97 in 1993.

    The order changed in 2024: Jodie moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #495 and #404; by 2024 that had become #342 and #504.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Jodie #352, Vanessa #413.

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Jodie held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Vanessa in 18.

    Highest recorded here: Jodie #43 in 1996, Vanessa #202 in 1996.

    The order changed in 2008: Vanessa moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #227 and #276; by 2008 that had become #278 and #255.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Jodie #3035, Vanessa #719.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls23 shared years, 1965–1988

    Jodie held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Vanessa in 13.

    Highest recorded here: Jodie #14 in 1972, Vanessa #17 in 1975.

    The order changed in 1982: Vanessa moved ahead. In 1981 they stood at #41 and #45; by 1982 that had become #39 and #37.

    Most recent shared year, 1988: Jodie #84, Vanessa #40.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls15 shared years, 1997–2018

    Jodie held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Vanessa in 3.

    Highest recorded here: Jodie #32 in 2003, Vanessa #163 in 2012.

    The order changed in 2016: Vanessa moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #223 and #312; by 2016 that had become #353 and #306.

    Most recent shared year, 2018: Jodie #434, Vanessa #361.

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 Jodie

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

Other comparisons involving Vanessa

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

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — closest over the longest run.

All closest over the longest run→

Other pairs from New South Wales, Australia lists

Pairs measured inside New South Wales, Australia's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

New South Wales, Australia overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 1980s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 1980 and 1989.

The 1980s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Jodie, Vanessa
FieldJodieVanessa
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #352 (2025)Norway · Girls #187 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10082/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Jodie has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Vanessa.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Jodie

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1965

    First recorded at #72 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1965–1988

    Highest recorded position: #14 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1972 (recorded 1965–1988).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3035 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Vanessa

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1963

    First recorded at #99 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1963 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1967–1995

    Highest recorded position: #15 among girls in New Zealand, in 1973 (recorded 1967–1995).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #719 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls