Ailish vs Amiee
Ailish and Amieecompared 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 2005, Ailish was ranked #318 and Amiee #318 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2009, Ailish was ranked #358 and Amiee #582 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2017, Ailish was ranked #2201 and Amiee #4063 among girls in England and Wales.
Ailish and Amiee over time
Ailish and Amiee appear together in 2 published lists, across 35 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Ailish reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Amiee 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 — Ailish #551 in 1997, Amiee #645 in 1997.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls22 shared years, 1996–2017
Ailish held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Amiee in 12.
Highest recorded here: Ailish #551 in 1997, Amiee #645 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Ailish #2201, Amiee #4063.
Republic of Ireland · Girls13 shared years, 1986–2009
Ailish held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Amiee in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ailish #175 in 1986, Amiee #370 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2009: Ailish #358, Amiee #582.
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 | Ailish | Amiee |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #483 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4063 (2017) |
| 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
- Ailish and Amiee both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Ailish
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 recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #138 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1990 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3705 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Amiee
Popularity journey
First recorded1986
First recorded at #521 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1986 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2005–2011
Highest recorded position: #318 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2005 (recorded 2005–2011).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2017
Most recently recorded at #4063 among girls in England and Wales, in 2017.
England and Wales · Girls