Jill vs Leann
Jill and Leanncompared 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 1996, Jill was ranked #295 and Leann #534 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2006, Jill was ranked #332 and Leann #332 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2012, Jill was ranked #5876 and Leann #4838 among girls in England and Wales.
Jill and Leann over time
Jill and Leann appear together in 2 published lists, across 26 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.
Jill reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Leann 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.
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
Jill and Leann changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2012, ending at #5876 and #4838.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Jill #173 in 1987, Leann #203 in 1988.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls15 shared years, 1979–1996
Jill held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Leann in 2.
Highest recorded here: Jill #173 in 1987, Leann #203 in 1988.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1996: Jill #295, Leann #534.
England and Wales · Girls11 shared years, 1996–2012
Jill held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Leann in 6.
Highest recorded here: Jill #1914 in 1996, Leann #1805 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Jill #5876, Leann #4838.
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 | Leann |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #747 (2022) | England and Wales · Girls #5666 (2018) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jill and Leann both have 1 syllable.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
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
Leann
Popularity journey
First recorded1979
First recorded at #420 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1979 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1979–1996
Highest recorded position: #203 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1988 (recorded 1979–1996).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2018
Most recently recorded at #5666 among girls in England and Wales, in 2018.
England and Wales · Girls