Aila vs Melania
Aila and Melaniacompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2023, Aila was ranked #391 and Melania #391 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Aila was ranked #573 and Melania #1315 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Aila was ranked #736 and Melania #736 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Aila and Melania over time
Aila and Melania appear together in 1 published list, across 19 years of shared records. Aila held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Melania in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Aila reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Melania 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Aila #362 in 2019, Melania #860 in 2021.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls19 shared years, 2006–2025
Aila held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Melania in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aila #362 in 2019, Melania #860 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aila #573, Melania #1315.
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 | Aila | Melania |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #425 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #1315 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aila has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Melania.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Aila
Popularity journey
First recorded1997
First recorded at #3174 among girls in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #573 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Melania
Popularity journey
First recorded2006
First recorded at #4157 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
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1315 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls