Jill vs Leonie
Jill and Leoniecompared 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 South Wales, Australia · Girls
In 1959, Jill was ranked #100 and Leonie #50 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
New Zealand · Girls
In 1954, Jill was ranked #75 and Leonie #99 among girls in New Zealand.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2003, Jill was ranked #248 and Leonie #331 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2012, Jill was ranked #5876 and Leonie #624 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2022, Jill was ranked #747 and Leonie #634 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Jill and Leonie over time
Jill and Leonie appear together in 2 published lists, across 62 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 Leonie 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 Leonie changed places 14 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2022, ending at #747 and #634.
- Longest-running competitions
Jill and Leonie were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 51 years, from 1964 to 2022, ending at #747 and #634.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls51 shared years, 1964–2022
Jill held the stronger position in 36 of those years, Leonie in 11.
Highest recorded here: Jill #171 in 1977, Leonie #203 in 1992.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Jill #747, Leonie #634.
England and Wales · Girls11 shared years, 1996–2012
Jill held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Leonie in 11.
Highest recorded here: Jill #1914 in 1996, Leonie #244 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Jill #5876, Leonie #624.
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 | Leonie |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| Syllables | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #747 (2022) | England and Wales · Girls #610 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jill has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Leonie.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, 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
Leonie
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #59 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1973
Highest recorded position: #49 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1957 (recorded 1952–1973).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #610 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls