Ailise vs Alice
Ailise and Alicecompared 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 1996, Ailise was ranked #3795 and Alice #25 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2016, Ailise was ranked #868 and Alice #34 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2001, Ailise was ranked #343 and Alice #61 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Ailise and Alice over time
Ailise and Alice appear together in 1 published list, across 13 years of shared records. Alice held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ailise in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Ailise reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Alice 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.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls13 shared years, 1983–2016
Ailise held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Alice in 13.
Highest recorded here: Ailise #345 in 1998, Alice #34 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Ailise #868, Alice #34.
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 | Ailise | Alice |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #868 (2016) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #41 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ailise and Alice both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Ailise
Popularity journey
First recorded1983
First recorded at #529 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1983 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1998–2001
Highest recorded position: #343 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2001 (recorded 1998–2001).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2016
Most recently recorded at #868 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2016.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Alice
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #292 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #17 among girls in England and Wales, in 2016 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #76 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls