Aileen vs Emma-Jayne
Aileen and Emma-Jaynecompared 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 2000, Aileen was ranked #348 and Emma-Jayne #348 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2009, Aileen was ranked #4564 and Emma-Jayne #3422 among girls in England and Wales.
Aileen and Emma-Jayne over time
Aileen and Emma-Jayne appear together in 1 published list, across 10 years of shared records. Aileen held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Emma-Jayne 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.
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 Emma-Jayne changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2009, ending at #4564 and #3422.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Aileen #1434 in 1996, Emma-Jayne #1755 in 1996.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls10 shared years, 1996–2009
Aileen held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Emma-Jayne in 3.
Highest recorded here: Aileen #1434 in 1996, Emma-Jayne #1755 in 1996.
The order changed in 2009: Emma-Jayne moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #3667 and #5201; by 2009 that had become #4564 and #3422.
Most recent shared year, 2009: Aileen #4564, Emma-Jayne #3422.
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 | Emma-Jayne |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025) | Northern Ireland · Girls #430 (2010) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 64/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aileen has 2 syllables, compared with 4 for Emma-Jayne.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR.
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 #3035 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Emma-Jayne
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1755 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 recorded2000–2010
Highest recorded position: #348 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2000 (recorded 2000–2010).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2010
Most recently recorded at #430 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2010.
Northern Ireland · Girls