Joyce vs Sinead
Joyce and Sineadcompared 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 2022, Joyce was ranked #502 and Sinead #905 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Joyce was ranked #1894 and Sinead #3695 among girls in England and Wales.
Joyce and Sinead over time
Joyce and Sinead appear together in 2 published lists, across 82 years of shared records. Sinead held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Joyce in 0.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Joyce reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Sinead 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
Joyce and Sinead changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #1894 and #3695.
- Longest-running competitions
Joyce and Sinead were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 53 years, from 1964 to 2022, ending at #502 and #905.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Joyce #731 in 2003, Sinead #154 in 2003.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls53 shared years, 1964–2022
Joyce held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Sinead in 51.
Highest recorded here: Joyce #144 in 1966, Sinead #2 in 1975.
The order changed in 2019: Joyce moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #476 and #170; by 2019 that had become #716 and #871.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Joyce #502, Sinead #905.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Joyce held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Sinead in 23.
Highest recorded here: Joyce #731 in 2003, Sinead #154 in 2003.
The order changed in 2024: Joyce moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #2063 and #1705; by 2024 that had become #1894 and #3695.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Joyce #1894, Sinead #3695.
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 | Sinead |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Irish form of Jeannette/Janet; the underlying chain traces to the Hebrew name Yochanan, commonly interpreted as 'God is gracious'. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Irish, via Anglo-Norman French Jeannette |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈʃɪnʲeːdˠ/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #3695 (2024) |
| 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
- Sinead has a recorded origin (Irish, via Anglo-Norman French Jeannette); Joyce does not have one recorded yet.
- Joyce and Sinead both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Sinead; 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
Sinead
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #109 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 recorded1964–2022
Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1975 (recorded 1964–2022).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3695 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls