Ailish vs Brona
Ailish and Bronacompared 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 1998, Ailish was ranked #301 and Brona #351 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2013, Ailish was ranked #399 and Brona #747 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Ailish and Brona over time
Ailish and Brona appear together in 1 published list, across 46 years of shared records. Ailish held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Brona 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.
Brona reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ailish 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
Ailish and Brona changed places 9 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2013, ending at #399 and #747.
- Longest-running competitions
Ailish and Brona were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 46 years, from 1964 to 2013, ending at #399 and #747.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Ailish #138 in 1990, Brona #203 in 1989.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls46 shared years, 1964–2013
Ailish held the stronger position in 41 of those years, Brona in 3.
Highest recorded here: Ailish #138 in 1990, Brona #203 in 1989.
The order changed in 2000: Ailish moved ahead. In 1999 they stood at #211 and #211; by 2000 that had become #251 and #261.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Ailish #399, Brona #747.
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 | Brona |
|---|---|---|
| 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-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #483 (2025) | Northern Ireland · Girls #424 (2019) |
| 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 Brona both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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 #483 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Brona
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #274 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 recorded1964–2013
Highest recorded position: #203 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1989 (recorded 1964–2013).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2019
Most recently recorded at #424 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2019.
Northern Ireland · Girls