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Adelaide vs Aisling

Adelaide and Aislingcompared 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 2023, Adelaide was ranked #625 and Aisling #159 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Adelaide was ranked #411 and Aisling #2000 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2022, Adelaide was ranked #418 and Aisling #418 among girls in Northern Ireland.

Adelaide and Aisling over time

Adelaide and Aisling appear together in 2 published lists, across 38 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

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.

Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.

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 · Girls29 shared years, 19962024

    Adelaide held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Aisling in 11.

    Highest recorded here: Adelaide #347 in 2023, Aisling #391 in 1998.

    The order changed in 2007: Adelaide moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #1052 and #1004; by 2007 that had become #1126 and #1196.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Adelaide #411, Aisling #2000.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 19652023

    Adelaide held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Aisling in 9.

    Highest recorded here: Adelaide #385 in 1965, Aisling #49 in 1976.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Adelaide #625, Aisling #159.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Aisling

Pairs where Aisling shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Adelaide, Aisling
FieldAdelaideAisling
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
Syllables42
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IEGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #411 (2024)Republic of Ireland · Girls #180 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)76/10082/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Adelaide has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Aisling.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Adelaide

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1965

    First recorded at #385 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #347 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #411 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls

Aisling

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #154 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 recorded1964–2025

    Highest recorded position: #8 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1991 (recorded 1964–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #180 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls