Jill vs Jocelyn
Jill and Jocelyncompared 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.
New Zealand · Girls
In 1959, Jill was ranked #100 and Jocelyn #96 among girls in New Zealand.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2016, Jill was ranked #661 and Jocelyn #868 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2012, Jill was ranked #5876 and Jocelyn #1075 among girls in England and Wales.
Jill and Jocelyn over time
Jill and Jocelyn appear together in 2 published lists, across 31 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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 · Girls20 shared years, 1970–2016
Jill held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Jocelyn in 0.
Highest recorded here: Jill #196 in 1976, Jocelyn #326 in 1971.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Jill #661, Jocelyn #868.
England and Wales · Girls11 shared years, 1996–2012
Jill held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Jocelyn in 11.
Highest recorded here: Jill #1914 in 1996, Jocelyn #683 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Jill #5876, Jocelyn #1075.
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 | Jill | Jocelyn |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 1 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #747 (2022) | England and Wales · Girls #1302 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jill has 1 syllable, compared with 3 for Jocelyn.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NZ.
How each name got here
Jill
Popularity journey
First recorded1948
First recorded at #376 among girls in Norway in 1948 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1959
Highest recorded position: #62 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1959).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #747 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2022.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Jocelyn
Popularity journey
First recorded1954
First recorded at #70 among girls in New Zealand in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New Zealand · Girls
Highest recorded1954–1960
Highest recorded position: #69 among girls in New Zealand, in 1955 (recorded 1954–1960).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1302 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls