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, 1996–2016
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, 1999–2011
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
| Field | Abbi | Ailis |
|---|---|---|
| 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-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #834 (2020) | England and Wales · Girls #4645 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
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
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
Highest recorded1997–2012
Highest recorded position: #170 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2006 (recorded 1997–2012).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2020
Most recently recorded at #834 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2020.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Ailis
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1997–2001
Highest recorded position: #293 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2001 (recorded 1997–2001).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #4645 among girls in England and Wales, in 2022.
England and Wales · Girls