Ailish vs Charlee
Ailish and Charleecompared 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 Charlee #278 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2021, Ailish was ranked #517 and Charlee #883 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Ailish was ranked #3218 and Charlee #5687 among girls in England and Wales.
Ailish and Charlee over time
Ailish and Charlee appear together in 2 published lists, across 36 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 2 of those lists, and Charlee 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 Charlee changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2023, ending at #3218 and #5687.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Ailish #551 in 1997, Charlee #641 in 1999.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls28 shared years, 1996–2023
Ailish held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Charlee in 22.
Highest recorded here: Ailish #551 in 1997, Charlee #641 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Ailish #3218, Charlee #5687.
Republic of Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 2010–2021
Ailish held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Charlee in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ailish #356 in 2010, Charlee #584 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Ailish #517, Charlee #883.
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 | Charlee |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | Used for both boys and girls |
| 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) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #898 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ailish and Charlee 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 #483 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Charlee
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #823 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 recorded1999–2016
Highest recorded position: #278 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2005 (recorded 1999–2016).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #898 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2024.
Republic of Ireland · Girls