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Ailbhe vs Ella-Grace

Ailbhe and Ella-Gracecompared 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 2018, Ailbhe was ranked #361 and Ella-Grace #313 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Ailbhe was ranked #1819 and Ella-Grace #4192 among girls in England and Wales.

Ailbhe and Ella-Grace over time

Ailbhe and Ella-Grace appear together in 1 published list, across 15 years of shared records. Ella-Grace held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ailbhe in 0.

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

Ella-Grace reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ailbhe 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

  • England and Wales · Girls15 shared years, 20032024

    Ailbhe held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Ella-Grace in 13.

    Highest recorded here: Ailbhe #1692 in 2021, Ella-Grace #965 in 2015.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Ailbhe #1819, Ella-Grace #4192.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Ailbhe, Ella-Grace
FieldAilbheElla-Grace
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables24
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IEGB-ENW, GB-NIR
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #50 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #4192 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10064/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Ailbhe has 2 syllables, compared with 4 for Ella-Grace.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR.

How each name got here

Ailbhe

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #372 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: #44 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 1964–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #50 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

Ella-Grace

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2003

    First recorded at #4373 among girls in England and Wales in 2003 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls