Jill vs Priscilla
Jill and Priscillacompared 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 2018, Jill was ranked #896 and Priscilla #734 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2012, Jill was ranked #5876 and Priscilla #1583 among girls in England and Wales.
Jill and Priscilla over time
Jill and Priscilla appear together in 2 published lists, across 47 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
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.
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 Priscilla changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1966 and 2018, ending at #896 and #734.
- Longest-running competitions
Jill and Priscilla were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 36 years, from 1966 to 2018, ending at #896 and #734.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Jill #1914 in 1996, Priscilla #770 in 1997.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls36 shared years, 1966–2018
Jill held the stronger position in 32 of those years, Priscilla in 3.
Highest recorded here: Jill #173 in 1987, Priscilla #247 in 1981.
The order changed in 2017: Priscilla moved ahead. In 2016 they stood at #581 and #751; by 2017 that had become #873 and #651.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Jill #896, Priscilla #734.
England and Wales · Girls11 shared years, 1996–2012
Jill held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Priscilla in 11.
Highest recorded here: Jill #1914 in 1996, Priscilla #770 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Jill #5876, Priscilla #1583.
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 | Priscilla |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #747 (2022) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jill has 1 syllable, compared with 3 for Priscilla.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Priscilla
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #380 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1966–2025
Highest recorded position: #247 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1981 (recorded 1966–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls