Julia vs Renata
Julia and Renatacompared 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 2010, Julia was ranked #35 and Renata #910 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Girls
In 2000, Julia was ranked #71 and Renata #624 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Julia was ranked #223 and Renata #2411 among girls in England and Wales.
Julia and Renata over time
Julia and Renata appear together in 2 published lists, across 58 years of shared records. Julia held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Renata in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Renata reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Julia 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Julia and Renata were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 33 years, from 1962 to 2000, ending at #71 and #624.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Julia #77 in 2010, Renata #1901 in 2010.
List by list
Norway · Girls33 shared years, 1962–2000
Julia held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Renata in 15.
Highest recorded here: Julia #71 in 2000, Renata #169 in 1977.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2000: Julia #71, Renata #624.
England and Wales · Girls25 shared years, 1997–2024
Julia held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Renata in 0.
Highest recorded here: Julia #77 in 2010, Renata #1901 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Julia #223, Renata #2411.
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 | Julia | Renata |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | The feminine form of the Roman family name Julius — borne by Julia Augusta and Julia the Elder, and by an early Christian martyr and patron saint of Corsica. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | The feminine counterpart within the Roman gens Julia, the family name Julius belonged to | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈjʉː.lɪ.a/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #85 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #2411 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Julia has a recorded origin (The feminine counterpart within the Roman gens Julia, the family name Julius belonged to); Renata does not have one recorded yet.
- Julia has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Renata.
- A meaning is recorded for Julia; Renata doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Julia
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #345 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1970–2001
Highest recorded position: #26 among girls in New Zealand, in 1983 (recorded 1970–2001).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #85 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Renata
Popularity journey
First recorded1959
First recorded at #434 among girls in Norway in 1959 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1959–2000
Highest recorded position: #169 among girls in Norway, in 1977 (recorded 1959–2000).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2411 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls