Aibhin vs Ailish
Aibhin and Ailishcompared 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, Aibhin was ranked #476 and Ailish #476 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Aibhin and Ailish over time
Aibhin and Ailish appear together in 1 published list, across 8 years of shared records. Ailish held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Aibhin in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Ailish reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Aibhin 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 · Girls8 shared years, 1992–2016
Aibhin held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Ailish in 7.
Highest recorded here: Aibhin #476 in 2016, Ailish #242 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Aibhin #476, Ailish #476.
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 | Aibhin | Ailish |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #476 (2016) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #483 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aibhin and Ailish both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
Aibhin
Popularity journey
First recorded1992
First recorded at #523 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1992 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1992–2016
Highest recorded position: #476 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2016 (recorded 1992–2016).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2016
Most recently recorded at #476 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2016.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Ailish
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 recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #138 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1990 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3705 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls