Ailish vs Cynthia
Ailish and Cynthiacompared 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 2016, Ailish was ranked #476 and Cynthia #868 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Ailish was ranked #3705 and Cynthia #2138 among girls in England and Wales.
Ailish and Cynthia over time
Ailish and Cynthia appear together in 2 published lists, across 65 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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 Cynthia changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2025, ending at #3705 and #2138.
- Longest-running competitions
Ailish and Cynthia were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #3705 and #2138.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls35 shared years, 1964–2016
Ailish held the stronger position in 33 of those years, Cynthia in 1.
Highest recorded here: Ailish #138 in 1990, Cynthia #225 in 1968.
The order changed in 1969: Ailish moved ahead. In 1968 they stood at #225 and #225; by 1969 that had become #237 and #245.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Ailish #476, Cynthia #868.
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Ailish held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Cynthia in 19.
Highest recorded here: Ailish #551 in 1997, Cynthia #1365 in 2009.
The order changed in 2018: Cynthia moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #2201 and #2925; by 2018 that had become #2340 and #1977.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ailish #3705, Cynthia #2138.
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 | Cynthia |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | England and Wales · Girls #2138 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ailish and Cynthia 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 #3705 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Cynthia
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #257 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 recorded1964–2016
Highest recorded position: #225 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1968 (recorded 1964–2016).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2138 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls