Aibhe vs Aurora
Aibhe and Auroracompared 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 2018, Aibhe was ranked #734 and Aurora #155 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Aibhe and Aurora over time
Aibhe and Aurora appear together in 1 published list, across 11 years of shared records. Aurora held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Aibhe 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.
Aibhe reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Aurora 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 · Girls11 shared years, 2008–2018
Aibhe held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Aurora in 9.
Highest recorded here: Aibhe #341 in 2008, Aurora #155 in 2018.
The order changed in 2010: Aurora moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #379 and #893; by 2010 that had become #910 and #475.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Aibhe #734, Aurora #155.
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 | Aibhe | Aurora |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #734 (2018) | Norway · Girls #14 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aibhe has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Aurora.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
Aibhe
Popularity journey
First recorded1999
First recorded at #439 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1999 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1999–2018
Highest recorded position: #341 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2008 (recorded 1999–2018).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2018
Most recently recorded at #734 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2018.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Aurora
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #390 among girls in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1953–2025
Highest recorded position: #14 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1953–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #42 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls