Cecelia vs Jannah
Cecelia and Jannahcompared 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.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Cecelia was ranked #431 and Jannah #790 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Cecelia was ranked #463 and Jannah #463 among girls in England and Wales.
Cecelia and Jannah over time
Cecelia and Jannah appear together in 1 published list, across 25 years of shared records. Jannah 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Cecelia #463 in 2024, Jannah #463 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls25 shared years, 1996–2024
Cecelia held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Jannah in 19.
Highest recorded here: Cecelia #463 in 2024, Jannah #463 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cecelia #463, Jannah #463.
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 | Jannah |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Scotland · Girls #431 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cecelia has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Jannah.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, 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
Jannah
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2096 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #463 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #463 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls