Eimear vs Jennifer

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 2022, Eimear was ranked #62 and Jennifer #354 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2025, Eimear was ranked #207 and Jennifer #413 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2024, Eimear was ranked #4192 and Jennifer #483 among girls in England and Wales.

Eimear and Jennifer over time

Eimear and Jennifer appear together in 3 published lists, across 113 years of shared records. Jennifer held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Eimear in 1.

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.

Jennifer reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Eimear 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 · Girls62 shared years, 1964–2025

  Eimear held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Jennifer in 38.

  Highest recorded here: Eimear #26 in 1996, Jennifer #4 in 1981.

  The order changed in 2004: Eimear moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #46 and #43; by 2004 that had become #43 and #54.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Eimear #207, Jennifer #413.

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

  Eimear held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Jennifer in 29.

  Highest recorded here: Eimear #1365 in 1997, Jennifer #54 in 1996.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Eimear #4192, Jennifer #483.

• Northern Ireland · Girls22 shared years, 1997–2022

  Eimear held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Jennifer in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Eimear #31 in 1997, Jennifer #55 in 1997.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2022: Eimear #62, Jennifer #354.

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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