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Aideen vs Hannah

Aideen and Hannahcompared 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 2025, Aideen was ranked #885 and Hannah #21 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2019, Aideen was ranked #424 and Hannah #24 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2019, Aideen was ranked #5591 and Hannah #68 among girls in England and Wales.

Aideen and Hannah over time

Aideen and Hannah appear together in 3 published lists, across 90 years of shared records. Hannah held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Aideen in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Hannah reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Aideen in 1. 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.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Aideen and Hannah were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 62 years, from 1964 to 2025, ending at #885 and #21.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Aideen #2701 in 1998, Hannah #6 in 1996.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls62 shared years, 1964–2025

    Aideen held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Hannah in 45.

    Highest recorded here: Aideen #106 in 1991, Hannah #5 in 2019.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Aideen #885, Hannah #21.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls18 shared years, 1997–2019

    Aideen held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Hannah in 18.

    Highest recorded here: Aideen #177 in 2005, Hannah #6 in 1998.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2019: Aideen #424, Hannah #24.

  • England and Wales · Girls10 shared years, 1996–2019

    Aideen held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Hannah in 10.

    Highest recorded here: Aideen #2701 in 1998, Hannah #6 in 1996.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2019: Aideen #5591, Hannah #68.

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 Hannah

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

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Aideen, Hannah
FieldAideenHannah
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedCommonly interpreted as 'favour' or 'grace', referring to graciousness.
OriginNot yet recordedBiblical Hebrew
PronunciationNot yet recorded/ˈhænə/
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IEAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #21 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Hannah has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Aideen does not have one recorded yet.
  • Aideen and Hannah both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Hannah; Aideen doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Aideen

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #171 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: #106 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1991 (recorded 1964–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

Hannah

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #91 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 recorded1978–2023

    Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in New Zealand, in 1996 (recorded 1978–2023).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #73 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls