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Ailis vs Eugenia

Ailis and Eugeniacompared 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 1988, Ailis was ranked #492 and Eugenia #492 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2022, Ailis was ranked #4645 and Eugenia #5669 among girls in England and Wales.

Ailis and Eugenia over time

Ailis and Eugenia appear together in 1 published list, across 12 years of shared records. Ailis held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Eugenia in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

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

    Ailis and Eugenia changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1997 and 2022, ending at #4645 and #5669.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Ailis #1480 in 1998, Eugenia #2701 in 1998.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls12 shared years, 19972022

    Ailis held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Eugenia in 4.

    Highest recorded here: Ailis #1480 in 1998, Eugenia #2701 in 1998.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2022: Ailis #4645, Eugenia #5669.

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 Ailis, Eugenia
FieldAilisEugenia
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IEGB-ENW, IE
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #4645 (2022)England and Wales · Girls #3695 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10082/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Ailis has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Eugenia.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Ailis

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #327 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

  2. Highest recorded1997–2001

    Highest recorded position: #293 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2001 (recorded 1997–2001).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2022

    Most recently recorded at #4645 among girls in England and Wales, in 2022.

    England and Wales · Girls

Eugenia

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1982

    First recorded at #523 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1982 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1982–1988

    Highest recorded position: #492 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1988 (recorded 1982–1988).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #3695 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls