Aleisha vs Jacqueline
Aleisha and Jacquelinecompared 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 2009, Aleisha was ranked #488 and Jacqueline #742 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2019, Aleisha was ranked #5591 and Jacqueline #1940 among girls in England and Wales.
Aleisha and Jacqueline over time
Aleisha and Jacqueline appear together in 1 published list, across 24 years of shared records. Jacqueline held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Aleisha in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Jacqueline reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Aleisha 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.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls24 shared years, 1996–2019
Aleisha held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Jacqueline in 13.
Highest recorded here: Aleisha #532 in 2002, Jacqueline #349 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Aleisha #5591, Jacqueline #1940.
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 | Aleisha | Jacqueline |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5591 (2019) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 64/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aleisha has 3 syllables, compared with 4 for Jacqueline.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ.
How each name got here
Aleisha
Popularity journey
First recorded1992
First recorded at #95 among girls in New Zealand in 1992 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Girls
Highest recorded1992–1994
Highest recorded position: #95 among girls in New Zealand, in 1992 (recorded 1992–1994).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2019
Most recently recorded at #5591 among girls in England and Wales, in 2019.
England and Wales · Girls
Jacqueline
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #75 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1954–1986
Highest recorded position: #11 among girls in New Zealand, in 1964 (recorded 1954–1986).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls