Judith vs Raewyn
Judith and Raewyncompared 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 1970, Judith was ranked #86 and Raewyn #76 among girls in New Zealand.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2016, Judith was ranked #2233 and Raewyn #5785 among girls in England and Wales.
Judith and Raewyn over time
Judith and Raewyn appear together in 1 published list, across 17 years of shared records. Judith held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Raewyn 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.
Judith reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Raewyn 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.
- One took the other's place near the top
In New Zealand · Girls, Raewyn moved into the top 50 at #50 in 1967 as Judith fell out of it to #58, having been #48 the year before.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1967, Raewyn moved ahead of Judith in New Zealand · Girls — #48 and #49 the year before became #58 and #50.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in New Zealand · Girls within 2 years — Judith #4 in 1954, Raewyn #25 in 1955.
List by list
New Zealand · Girls17 shared years, 1954–1970
Judith held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Raewyn in 4.
Highest recorded here: Judith #4 in 1954, Raewyn #25 in 1955.
The order changed in 1967: Raewyn moved ahead. In 1966 they stood at #48 and #49; by 1967 that had become #58 and #50.
Most recent shared year, 1970: Judith #86, Raewyn #76.
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 | Judith | Raewyn |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | 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, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #2115 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #5785 (2016) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 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
- Judith and Raewyn both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NZ.
How each name got here
Judith
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #113 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1969
Highest recorded position: #4 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1969).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2115 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Raewyn
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #30 among girls in New Zealand in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Girls
Highest recorded1954–1971
Highest recorded position: #25 among girls in New Zealand, in 1955 (recorded 1954–1971).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent1971
Most recently recorded at #95 among girls in New Zealand, in 1971.
New Zealand · Girls