Ailis vs Karley
Ailis and Karleycompared 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 1997, Ailis was ranked #358 and Karley #358 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2011, Ailis was ranked #798 and Karley #937 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2012, Ailis was ranked #5876 and Karley #4838 among girls in England and Wales.
Ailis and Karley over time
Ailis and Karley appear together in 1 published list, across 10 years of shared records. Ailis held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Karley 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.
Karley reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ailis 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Ailis #1480 in 1998, Karley #1755 in 1996.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls10 shared years, 1996–2012
Ailis held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Karley in 4.
Highest recorded here: Ailis #1480 in 1998, Karley #1755 in 1996.
The order changed in 2006: Karley moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #2436 and #3099; by 2006 that had become #5061 and #3116.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Ailis #5876, Karley #4838.
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 | Ailis | Karley |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4645 (2022) | England and Wales · Girls #4838 (2012) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ailis and Karley both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Ailis
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1997–2001
Highest recorded position: #293 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2001 (recorded 1997–2001).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #4645 among girls in England and Wales, in 2022.
England and Wales · Girls
Karley
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
Most recent2012
Most recently recorded at #4838 among girls in England and Wales, in 2012.
England and Wales · Girls