Celia vs Jacintha
Celia 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 1977, Celia was ranked #468 and Jacintha #468 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2020, Celia was ranked #853 and Jacintha #5493 among girls in England and Wales.
Celia and Jacintha over time
Celia and Jacintha appear together in 1 published list, across 12 years of shared records. Jacintha held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Celia in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Jacintha reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Celia 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
Celia and Jacintha changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1965 and 1977, ending at #468 and #468.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls12 shared years, 1965–1977
Celia held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Jacintha in 9.
Highest recorded here: Celia #284 in 1969, Jacintha #227 in 1965.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1977: Celia #468, Jacintha #468.
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 | Celia | 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 | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #393 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #5493 (2020) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Celia has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Jacintha.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Celia
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
Highest recorded1965–2025
Highest recorded position: #284 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1969 (recorded 1965–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #393 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · 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