Cecelia vs Jacintha
Cecelia and Jacinthacompared 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 1984, Cecelia was ranked #516 and Jacintha #516 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2020, Cecelia was ranked #853 and Jacintha #5493 among girls in England and Wales.
Cecelia and Jacintha over time
Cecelia and Jacintha appear together in 1 published list, across 18 years of shared records. Jacintha held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Cecelia in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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
Cecelia and Jacintha changed places 9 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 1984, ending at #516 and #516.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Cecelia #189 in 1964, Jacintha #194 in 1964.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls18 shared years, 1964–1984
Cecelia held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Jacintha in 10.
Highest recorded here: Cecelia #189 in 1964, Jacintha #194 in 1964.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1984: Cecelia #516, Jacintha #516.
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 | Cecelia | Jacintha |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Scotland · Girls #431 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #5493 (2020) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cecelia and Jacintha both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Cecelia
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #189 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 recorded1964–2024
Highest recorded position: #189 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #463 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Jacintha
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #194 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 recorded1964–1990
Highest recorded position: #194 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–1990).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2020
Most recently recorded at #5493 among girls in England and Wales, in 2020.
England and Wales · Girls