Ailin vs Hannah
Ailin and Hannahcompared 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 2020, Ailin was ranked #5493 and Hannah #75 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Ailin was ranked #491 and Hannah #116 among girls in Norway.
Ailin and Hannah over time
Ailin and Hannah appear together in 1 published list, across 45 years of shared records. Hannah held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ailin 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Ailin and Hannah were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 45 years, from 1976 to 2025, ending at #491 and #116.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Ailin #298 in 2005, Hannah #25 in 2005.
List by list
Norway · Girls45 shared years, 1976–2025
Ailin held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Hannah in 42.
Highest recorded here: Ailin #298 in 2005, Hannah #25 in 2005.
The order changed in 1981: Hannah moved ahead. In 1980 they stood at #402 and #489; by 1981 that had become #609 and #319.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ailin #491, Hannah #116.
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 | Ailin | Hannah |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Commonly interpreted as 'favour' or 'grace', referring to graciousness. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Biblical Hebrew |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈhænə/ |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #491 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #21 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Hannah has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew); Ailin does not have one recorded yet.
- Ailin and Hannah both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Hannah; Ailin doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Ailin
Popularity journey
First recorded1970
First recorded at #470 among girls in Norway in 1970 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1970–2025
Highest recorded position: #298 among girls in Norway, in 2005 (recorded 1970–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #491 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Hannah
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #91 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 recorded1978–2023
Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in New Zealand, in 1996 (recorded 1978–2023).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #73 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls