Jacintha vs Lilian
Jacintha and Liliancompared 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 1990, Jacintha was ranked #446 and Lilian #517 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2020, Jacintha was ranked #5493 and Lilian #545 among girls in England and Wales.
Jacintha and Lilian over time
Jacintha and Lilian appear together in 1 published list, across 20 years of shared records. Lilian held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Jacintha 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.
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
Jacintha and Lilian changed places 9 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 1990, ending at #446 and #517.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 20 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Jacintha and Lilian averaged 52.0 places apart, ending at #446 and #517.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Jacintha #194 in 1964, Lilian #194 in 1964.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls20 shared years, 1964–1990
Jacintha held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Lilian in 12.
Highest recorded here: Jacintha #194 in 1964, Lilian #194 in 1964.
The order changed in 1990: Jacintha moved ahead. In 1989 they stood at #516 and #414; by 1990 that had become #446 and #517.
Most recent shared year, 1990: Jacintha #446, Lilian #517.
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 | Jacintha | Lilian |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5493 (2020) | England and Wales · Girls #531 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jacintha has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Lilian.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
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
Lilian
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #334 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2023
Highest recorded position: #194 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2023).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #531 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls