Dolly vs Jemimah
Dolly and Jemimahcompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Dolly was ranked #304 and Jemimah #1315 among girls in England and Wales.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Dolly was ranked #431 and Jemimah #790 among girls in Scotland.
Dolly and Jemimah over time
Dolly and Jemimah appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Dolly held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Jemimah 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.
Jemimah reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Dolly 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Dolly and Jemimah were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #304 and #1315.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Dolly held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Jemimah in 13.
Highest recorded here: Dolly #258 in 2015, Jemimah #664 in 2010.
The order changed in 2011: Dolly moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #664 and #664; by 2011 that had become #681 and #804.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Dolly #304, Jemimah #1315.
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 | Dolly | Jemimah |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-SCT |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #304 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #1315 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Dolly has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Jemimah.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT.
How each name got here
Dolly
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 recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #258 among girls in England and Wales, in 2015 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #304 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Jemimah
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1296 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 recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #664 among girls in England and Wales, in 2010 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1315 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls