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Abbi vs Ailis

Abbi and Ailiscompared 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.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2001, Abbi was ranked #293 and Ailis #293 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2011, Abbi was ranked #550 and Ailis #798 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2016, Abbi was ranked #3214 and Ailis #4763 among girls in England and Wales.

Abbi and Ailis over time

Abbi and Ailis appear together in 2 published lists, across 24 years of shared records. Abbi held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Ailis in 0.

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.

Ailis reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Abbi 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.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Abbi #330 in 2000, Ailis #1480 in 1998.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls14 shared years, 19962016

    Abbi held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Ailis in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Abbi #330 in 2000, Ailis #1480 in 1998.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2016: Abbi #3214, Ailis #4763.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls10 shared years, 19992011

    Abbi held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Ailis in 1.

    Highest recorded here: Abbi #242 in 2004, Ailis #324 in 2000.

    The order changed in 2003: Abbi moved ahead. In 2002 they stood at #441 and #441; by 2003 that had become #294 and #655.

    Most recent shared year, 2011: Abbi #550, Ailis #798.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Abbi, Ailis
FieldAbbiAilis
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IEGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #834 (2020)England and Wales · Girls #4645 (2022)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Abbi and Ailis both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Abbi

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #432 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1997–2012

    Highest recorded position: #170 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2006 (recorded 1997–2012).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2020

    Most recently recorded at #834 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2020.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

Ailis

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #327 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

  2. Highest recorded1997–2001

    Highest recorded position: #293 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2001 (recorded 1997–2001).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2022

    Most recently recorded at #4645 among girls in England and Wales, in 2022.

    England and Wales · Girls