Aila vs Shanaya
Aila and Shanayacompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Aila was ranked #573 and Shanaya #997 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Aila was ranked #736 and Shanaya #736 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Aila and Shanaya over time
Aila and Shanaya appear together in 1 published list, across 26 years of shared records. Aila held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Shanaya 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.
Shanaya reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Aila 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
Aila and Shanaya changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1999 and 2025, ending at #573 and #997.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Aila #362 in 2019, Shanaya #448 in 2017.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls26 shared years, 1999–2025
Aila held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Shanaya in 11.
Highest recorded here: Aila #362 in 2019, Shanaya #448 in 2017.
The order changed in 2023: Aila moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #494 and #481; by 2023 that had become #451 and #627.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aila #573, Shanaya #997.
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 | Shanaya |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NO | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #425 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (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 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aila and Shanaya both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Shanaya
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #3795 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #448 among girls in England and Wales, in 2017 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #997 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls