Cillin vs Jesse
Cillin and Jessecompared 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 · Boys
In 2017, Cillin was ranked #415 and Jesse #132 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2014, Cillin was ranked #715 and Jesse #208 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Cillin and Jesse over time
Cillin and Jesse appear together in 1 published list, across 10 years of shared records. Jesse held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Cillin in 0.
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.
Cillin reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Jesse 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
Republic of Ireland · Boys10 shared years, 1987–2014
Cillin held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Jesse in 8.
Highest recorded here: Cillin #235 in 1993, Jesse #189 in 1999.
The order changed in 1996: Jesse moved ahead. In 1995 they stood at #235 and #275; by 1996 that had become #336 and #234.
Most recent shared year, 2014: Cillin #715, Jesse #208.
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 | Cillin | Jesse |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-NIR, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Northern Ireland · Boys #415 (2017) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #141 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cillin and Jesse both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Cillin
Popularity journey
First recorded1987
First recorded at #272 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1987 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1987–2014
Highest recorded position: #235 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1993 (recorded 1987–2014).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2014
Most recently recorded at #715 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2014.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Jesse
Popularity journey
First recorded1970
First recorded at #278 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1970 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1981–2017
Highest recorded position: #18 among boys in New Zealand, in 1990 (recorded 1981–2017).
New Zealand · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #141 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys