Ailish vs Avril
Ailish and Avrilcompared 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 2022, Ailish was ranked #357 and Avril #634 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ailish was ranked #3015 and Avril #2000 among girls in England and Wales.
Ailish and Avril over time
Ailish and Avril appear together in 2 published lists, across 87 years of shared records. Avril held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Ailish in 0.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Ailish and Avril changed places 9 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #3015 and #2000.
- Longest-running competitions
Ailish and Avril were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 58 years, from 1964 to 2022, ending at #357 and #634.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls58 shared years, 1964–2022
Ailish held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Avril in 44.
Highest recorded here: Ailish #138 in 1990, Avril #101 in 1977.
The order changed in 2022: Ailish moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #517 and #464; by 2022 that had become #357 and #634.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Ailish #357, Avril #634.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Ailish held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Avril in 15.
Highest recorded here: Ailish #551 in 1997, Avril #1224 in 2003.
The order changed in 2020: Avril moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #3151 and #5591; by 2020 that had become #4535 and #1846.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ailish #3015, Avril #2000.
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 | Avril |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #483 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #631 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ailish and Avril both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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 #483 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Avril
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #194 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 recorded1964–2024
Highest recorded position: #101 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1977 (recorded 1964–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2000 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls