Julia vs Roseanne

Julia and Roseannecompared 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, Julia was ranked #118 and Roseanne #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Julia was ranked #223 and Roseanne #1819 among girls in England and Wales.

Julia and Roseanne over time

Julia and Roseanne appear together in 2 published lists, across 59 years of shared records. Julia held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Roseanne in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

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.

Longest-running competitions
Julia and Roseanne were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 30 years, from 1964 to 2025, ending at #118 and #885.

List by list

Republic of Ireland · Girls30 shared years, 1964–2025
Julia held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Roseanne in 0.
Highest recorded here: Julia #42 in 1964, Roseanne #250 in 1991.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Julia #118, Roseanne #885.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Julia held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Roseanne in 0.
Highest recorded here: Julia #77 in 2010, Roseanne #787 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Julia #223, Roseanne #1819.

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 Julia

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

Lorraine vs Julia
In 1964 they stood at #47 and #42 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 5 places apart; by 2018 they were #896 and #46.
Lorraine · Julia · 50 shared years, 1964–2018 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2018 Republic of Ireland ranking
Julia vs Yvonne
In 1964 they stood at #42 and #45 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 3 places apart; by 2016 they were #49 and #868.
Julia · Yvonne · 51 shared years, 1964–2016 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2016 Republic of Ireland ranking
Karen vs Julia
In 1964 they stood at #41 and #42 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 1 places apart; by 2019 they were #871 and #59.
Karen · Julia · 56 shared years, 1964–2019 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2019 Republic of Ireland ranking
Siobhán vs Julia
In 1964 they stood at #35 and #42 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 7 places apart; by 2025 they were #885 and #118.
Siobhán · Julia · 57 shared years, 1964–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2025 Republic of Ireland ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Julia, Roseanne
Field	Julia	Roseanne
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
Most recent popularity observation	Norway · Girls #85 (2025)	Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	90/100	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	94/100	76/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	60/100
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); Roseanne does not have one recorded yet.
Julia has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Roseanne.
A meaning is recorded for Julia; Roseanne doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

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

Roseanne

Popularity journey

First recorded1964
First recorded at #372 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: #250 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1991 (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