Ailis vs Shanon
Ailis and Shanoncompared 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 2001, Ailis was ranked #441 and Shanon #606 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2009, Ailis was ranked #4564 and Shanon #5556 among girls in England and Wales.
Ailis and Shanon over time
Ailis and Shanon appear together in 1 published list, across 10 years of shared records. Shanon held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ailis 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.
Ailis reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Shanon 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, Shanon #928 in 1999.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls10 shared years, 1996–2009
Ailis held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Shanon in 4.
Highest recorded here: Ailis #1480 in 1998, Shanon #928 in 1999.
The order changed in 2007: Ailis moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #5061 and #3116; by 2007 that had become #4294 and #5201.
Most recent shared year, 2009: Ailis #4564, Shanon #5556.
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 | Shanon |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #5785 (2011) |
| 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 Shanon 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
Shanon
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1005 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
Highest recorded1998–2001
Highest recorded position: #498 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1998 (recorded 1998–2001).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2011
Most recently recorded at #5785 among girls in England and Wales, in 2011.
England and Wales · Girls