Jill vs Shannan
Jill and Shannancompared 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 2007, Jill was ranked #267 and Shannan #842 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2002, Jill was ranked #286 and Shannan #339 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2008, Jill was ranked #4524 and Shannan #4524 among girls in England and Wales.
Jill and Shannan over time
Jill and Shannan appear together in 2 published lists, across 18 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.
Shannan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Jill 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 · Girls9 shared years, 1996–2008
Jill held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Shannan in 8.
Highest recorded here: Jill #1914 in 1996, Shannan #594 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2008: Jill #4524, Shannan #4524.
Republic of Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 1993–2007
Jill held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Shannan in 0.
Highest recorded here: Jill #200 in 1997, Shannan #232 in 1995.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2007: Jill #267, Shannan #842.
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 | Shannan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| 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) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #856 (2023) |
| 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 2 for Shannan.
- 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
Shannan
Popularity journey
First recorded1993
First recorded at #320 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1993 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1993–2023
Highest recorded position: #232 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1995 (recorded 1993–2023).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #856 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2023.
Republic of Ireland · Girls