Ngoc vs Vanessa
Ngoc and Vanessacompared 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.
Norway · Girls
In 2003, Ngoc was ranked #561 and Vanessa #193 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ngoc was ranked #5891 and Vanessa #533 among girls in England and Wales.
Ngoc and Vanessa over time
Ngoc and Vanessa appear together in 2 published lists, across 33 years of shared records. Vanessa held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Ngoc 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.
Ngoc reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Vanessa 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
Ngoc and Vanessa changed places 7 times in Norway · Girls between 1970 and 2003, ending at #561 and #193.
- Mirrored each other
Over 24 shared years in Norway · Girls, Vanessa rose about as far as Ngoc fell — from #298 and #562 in 1970 to #561 and #193 in 2003.
List by list
Norway · Girls24 shared years, 1970–2003
Ngoc held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Vanessa in 20.
Highest recorded here: Ngoc #298 in 1970, Vanessa #165 in 2002.
The order changed in 1979: Vanessa moved ahead. In 1978 they stood at #522 and #538; by 1979 that had become #535 and #459.
Most recent shared year, 2003: Ngoc #561, Vanessa #193.
England and Wales · Girls9 shared years, 1997–2024
Ngoc held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Vanessa in 9.
Highest recorded here: Ngoc #3824 in 1997, Vanessa #253 in 2011.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ngoc #5891, Vanessa #533.
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 | Ngoc | Vanessa |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024) | Norway · Girls #187 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ngoc has 1 syllable, compared with 3 for Vanessa.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Ngoc
Popularity journey
First recorded1957
First recorded at #431 among girls in Norway in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1957–2003
Highest recorded position: #298 among girls in Norway, in 1970 (recorded 1957–2003).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Vanessa
Popularity journey
First recorded1963
First recorded at #99 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1963 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1967–1995
Highest recorded position: #15 among girls in New Zealand, in 1973 (recorded 1967–1995).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #187 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls