Abaigh vs Ailbhe
Abaigh and Ailbhecompared 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 2011, Abaigh was ranked #937 and Ailbhe #133 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2019, Abaigh was ranked #424 and Ailbhe #263 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Abaigh and Ailbhe over time
Abaigh and Ailbhe appear together in 1 published list, across 9 years of shared records. Ailbhe held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Abaigh in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Ailbhe reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Abaigh 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
Republic of Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 2001–2011
Abaigh held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Ailbhe in 9.
Highest recorded here: Abaigh #464 in 2006, Ailbhe #94 in 2002.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2011: Abaigh #937, Ailbhe #133.
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 | Abaigh | Ailbhe |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Northern Ireland · Girls #424 (2019) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #50 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 80/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Abaigh and Ailbhe both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Abaigh
Popularity journey
First recorded2001
First recorded at #498 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 2001 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2007–2019
Highest recorded position: #413 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2007 (recorded 2007–2019).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2019
Most recently recorded at #424 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2019.
Northern Ireland · Girls
Ailbhe
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 recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #44 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #50 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls