Jillian vs Sile
Jillian and Silecompared 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, Jillian was ranked #624 and Sile #842 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Jillian and Sile over time
Jillian and Sile appear together in 1 published list, across 35 years of shared records. Jillian held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Sile in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Sile reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Jillian 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
Jillian and Sile changed places 16 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2007, ending at #624 and #842.
- Longest-running competitions
Jillian and Sile were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 35 years, from 1964 to 2007, ending at #624 and #842.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Jillian #173 in 1982, Sile #195 in 1981.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls35 shared years, 1964–2007
Jillian held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Sile in 8.
Highest recorded here: Jillian #173 in 1982, Sile #195 in 1981.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2007: Jillian #624, Sile #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 | Jillian | Sile |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ | IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #661 (2016) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jillian and Sile both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
Jillian
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #87 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 recorded1954–1966
Highest recorded position: #44 among girls in New Zealand, in 1954 (recorded 1954–1966).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Sile
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #372 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2016
Highest recorded position: #195 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1981 (recorded 1964–2016).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2016
Most recently recorded at #661 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2016.
Republic of Ireland · Girls