Aileen vs Bobbi
Aileen and Bobbicompared 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 2005, Aileen was ranked #377 and Bobbi #318 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Aileen was ranked #2411 and Bobbi #594 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Aileen was ranked #718 and Bobbi #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Aileen and Bobbi over time
Aileen and Bobbi appear together in 2 published lists, across 48 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Aileen reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Bobbi 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
Aileen and Bobbi changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 2000 and 2025, ending at #718 and #608.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Aileen held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Bobbi in 29.
Highest recorded here: Aileen #1434 in 1996, Bobbi #480 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aileen #2411, Bobbi #594.
Republic of Ireland · Girls19 shared years, 2000–2025
Aileen held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Bobbi in 7.
Highest recorded here: Aileen #239 in 2000, Bobbi #320 in 2024.
The order changed in 2018: Bobbi moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #335 and #448; by 2018 that had become #896 and #436.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aileen #718, Bobbi #608.
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 | Aileen | Bobbi |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | Used for both boys and girls |
| 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, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aileen and Bobbi both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Aileen
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #100 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: #81 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1983 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Bobbi
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #571 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 recorded1999–2020
Highest recorded position: #291 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 1999 (recorded 1999–2020).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls