Ailbhe vs Noirin
Ailbhe and Noirincompared 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 2014, Ailbhe was ranked #95 and Noirin #876 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Ailbhe and Noirin over time
Ailbhe and Noirin appear together in 1 published list, across 24 years of shared records. Ailbhe held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Noirin 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.
Noirin 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.
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
Ailbhe and Noirin changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1967 and 2014, ending at #95 and #876.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls24 shared years, 1967–2014
Ailbhe held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Noirin in 3.
Highest recorded here: Ailbhe #95 in 2014, Noirin #262 in 1977.
The order changed in 1978: Ailbhe moved ahead. In 1977 they stood at #269 and #262; by 1978 that had become #244 and #331.
Most recent shared year, 2014: Ailbhe #95, Noirin #876.
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 | Ailbhe | Noirin |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #50 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #876 (2014) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ailbhe and Noirin both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
Ailbhe
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #44 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1512 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Noirin
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #385 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1965–2014
Highest recorded position: #262 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1977 (recorded 1965–2014).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2014
Most recently recorded at #876 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2014.
Republic of Ireland · Girls