April vs Jacqueline
April 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.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2000, April was ranked #282 and Jacqueline #248 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, April was ranked #273 and Jacqueline #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, April was ranked #360 and Jacqueline #1541 among girls in England and Wales.
April and Jacqueline over time
April and Jacqueline appear together in 2 published lists, across 68 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Jacqueline reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and April 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
April and Jacqueline changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1965 and 2025, ending at #273 and #718.
- Longest-running competitions
April and Jacqueline were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 39 years, from 1965 to 2025, ending at #273 and #718.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — April #146 in 1996, Jacqueline #349 in 1996.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls39 shared years, 1965–2025
April held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Jacqueline in 25.
Highest recorded here: April #147 in 1991, Jacqueline #13 in 1965.
The order changed in 2004: April moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #294 and #279; by 2004 that had become #287 and #677.
Most recent shared year, 2025: April #273, Jacqueline #718.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
April held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Jacqueline in 0.
Highest recorded here: April #146 in 1996, Jacqueline #349 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: April #360, Jacqueline #1541.
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 | April | 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 | 2 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #273 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 64/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- April has 2 syllables, compared with 4 for Jacqueline.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ.
How each name got here
April
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #325 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #273 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · 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