Ailis vs Meisha
Ailis and Meishacompared 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 2008, Ailis was ranked #546 and Meisha #546 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2020, Ailis was ranked #5493 and Meisha #5493 among girls in England and Wales.
Ailis and Meisha over time
Ailis and Meisha appear together in 1 published list, across 14 years of shared records. Meisha held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ailis in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Ailis reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Meisha 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Ailis and Meisha changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2020, ending at #5493 and #5493.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Ailis #1480 in 1998, Meisha #1473 in 1999.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls14 shared years, 1996–2020
Ailis held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Meisha in 8.
Highest recorded here: Ailis #1480 in 1998, Meisha #1473 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Ailis #5493, Meisha #5493.
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 | Meisha |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4645 (2022) | England and Wales · Girls #5493 (2020) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ailis and Meisha both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Meisha
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2683 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 recent2020
Most recently recorded at #5493 among girls in England and Wales, in 2020.
England and Wales · Girls