Jessica vs Nell

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.

• Scotland · Girls

  In 2024, Jessica was ranked #48 and Nell #230 among girls in Scotland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2024, Jessica was ranked #95 and Nell #400 among girls in England and Wales.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2025, Jessica was ranked #141 and Nell #115 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2024, Jessica was ranked #127 and Nell #253 among girls in Northern Ireland.

Jessica and Nell over time

Jessica and Nell appear together in 3 published lists, across 63 years of shared records. Jessica held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Nell 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.

Jessica reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Nell 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

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

  Jessica held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Nell in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Jessica #1 in 2005, Nell #263 in 2022.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Jessica #95, Nell #400.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls26 shared years, 1976–2025

  Jessica held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Nell in 2.

  Highest recorded here: Jessica #19 in 2003, Nell #114 in 2024.

  The order changed in 2024: Nell moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #103 and #130; by 2024 that had become #117 and #114.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Jessica #141, Nell #115.

• Northern Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 2006–2024

  Jessica held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Nell in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Jessica #9 in 2006, Nell #253 in 2024.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Jessica #127, Nell #253.

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.

Where to go next

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.

Side by side

How each name got here