Eileen vs Jacqueline

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 · Girls

  In 2005, Eileen was ranked #318 and Jacqueline #278 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2025, Eileen was ranked #443 and Jacqueline #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Norway · Girls

  In 1995, Eileen was ranked #491 and Jacqueline #634 among girls in Norway.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2024, Eileen was ranked #855 and Jacqueline #1541 among girls in England and Wales.

Eileen and Jacqueline over time

Eileen and Jacqueline appear together in 3 published lists, across 104 years of shared records. Jacqueline held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Eileen in 1.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Jacqueline reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Eileen 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 · Girls49 shared years, 1964–2025

  Eileen held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Jacqueline in 25.

  Highest recorded here: Eileen #17 in 1964, Jacqueline #11 in 1964.

  The order changed in 2000: Eileen moved ahead. In 1999 they stood at #267 and #254; by 2000 that had become #227 and #303.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Eileen #443, Jacqueline #718.

• England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024

  Eileen held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Jacqueline in 16.

  Highest recorded here: Eileen #855 in 2024, Jacqueline #349 in 1996.

  The order changed in 2019: Eileen moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #2090 and #1490; by 2019 that had become #1316 and #1940.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Eileen #855, Jacqueline #1541.

• Norway · Girls26 shared years, 1955–1995

  Eileen held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Jacqueline in 7.

  Highest recorded here: Eileen #224 in 1972, Jacqueline #286 in 1965.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 1995: Eileen #491, Jacqueline #634.

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.

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Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

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