Aela vs Saule
Aela and Saulecompared 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 2016, Aela was ranked #661 and Saule #868 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Aela was ranked #1541 and Saule #3695 among girls in England and Wales.
Aela and Saule over time
Aela and Saule appear together in 2 published lists, across 26 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.
Saule reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Aela 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
Aela and Saule changed places 9 times in England and Wales · Girls between 2006 and 2024, ending at #1541 and #3695.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls18 shared years, 2006–2024
Aela held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Saule in 10.
Highest recorded here: Aela #1541 in 2024, Saule #2148 in 2009.
The order changed in 2023: Aela moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #2488 and #2488; by 2023 that had become #1640 and #3598.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aela #1541, Saule #3695.
Republic of Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 2006–2016
Aela held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Saule in 2.
Highest recorded here: Aela #510 in 2011, Saule #593 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Aela #661, Saule #868.
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 | Aela | Saule |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #3705 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #3695 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aela and Saule both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Aela
Popularity journey
First recorded1999
First recorded at #3900 among girls in England and Wales in 1999 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2017–2018
Highest recorded position: #296 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2017 (recorded 2017–2018).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3705 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Saule
Popularity journey
First recorded2006
First recorded at #2509 among girls in England and Wales in 2006 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2006–2016
Highest recorded position: #593 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2010 (recorded 2006–2016).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3695 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls