Joyce vs Roisin
Joyce and Roisincompared 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 2025, Joyce was ranked #885 and Roisin #544 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Joyce was ranked #1894 and Roisin #934 among girls in England and Wales.
Joyce and Roisin over time
Joyce and Roisin appear together in 2 published lists, across 83 years of shared records. Roisin held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Joyce 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.
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.
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 1967, Roisin moved ahead of Joyce in Republic of Ireland · Girls — #144 and #146 the year before became #165 and #123.
- Longest-running competitions
Joyce and Roisin were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 54 years, from 1964 to 2025, ending at #885 and #544.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls54 shared years, 1964–2025
Joyce held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Roisin in 52.
Highest recorded here: Joyce #144 in 1966, Roisin #17 in 1999.
The order changed in 1967: Roisin moved ahead. In 1966 they stood at #144 and #146; by 1967 that had become #165 and #123.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Joyce #885, Roisin #544.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Joyce held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Roisin in 28.
Highest recorded here: Joyce #731 in 2003, Roisin #247 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Joyce #1894, Roisin #934.
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 | Joyce | Roisin |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | A diminutive form commonly interpreted as 'little rose', from Irish rós ('rose', ultimately of Latin origin) plus a diminutive suffix. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Irish |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ɾˠoːˈʃiːnʲ/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #544 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Roisin has a recorded origin (Irish); Joyce does not have one recorded yet.
- Joyce and Roisin both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Roisin; Joyce doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Joyce
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #149 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #144 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1966 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Roisin
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #154 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #17 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1999 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #544 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls