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Ailie vs Levi

Ailie and Levicompared 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 2021, Ailie was ranked #4634 and Levi #5581 among girls in England and Wales.

Ailie and Levi over time

Ailie and Levi appear together in 1 published list, across 8 years of shared records. Levi held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ailie 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.

Levi reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ailie 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 · Girls8 shared years, 19962021

    Ailie held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Levi in 7.

    Highest recorded here: Ailie #3262 in 2001, Levi #473 in 1996.

    The order changed in 2021: Ailie moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #5785 and #4096; by 2021 that had become #4634 and #5581.

    Most recent shared year, 2021: Ailie #4634, Levi #5581.

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 Ailie, Levi
FieldAilieLevi
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagefemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedPossibly means 'joined' or 'attached' in Hebrew, referencing Levi (third son of Jacob and Leah) as ancestor of the Levite priestly tribe. Behind the Name flags the etymology itself as uncertain.
OriginNot yet recordedBiblical Hebrew
PronunciationNot yet recorded/ˈliːvaɪ/
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-SCTAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationScotland · Girls #384 (2024)New South Wales, Australia · Boys #8 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)60/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Levi has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Ailie does not have one recorded yet.
  • Ailie and Levi both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Levi; Ailie doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT.

How each name got here

Ailie

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Most recent2021

    Most recently recorded at #4634 among girls in England and Wales, in 2021.

    England and Wales · Girls

Levi

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #332 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2004–2025

    Highest recorded position: #8 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025 (recorded 2004–2025).

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #8 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys