Ailish vs Eileen
Ailish and Eileencompared 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.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Ailish was ranked #315 and Eileen #638 among girls in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2013, Ailish was ranked #370 and Eileen #440 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Ailish was ranked #483 and Eileen #443 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ailish was ranked #3015 and Eileen #855 among girls in England and Wales.
Ailish and Eileen over time
Ailish and Eileen appear together in 2 published lists, across 90 years of shared records. Eileen held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Ailish 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.
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 Eileen changed places 16 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2025, ending at #483 and #443.
- Longest-running competitions
Ailish and Eileen were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 61 years, from 1964 to 2025, ending at #483 and #443.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls61 shared years, 1964–2025
Ailish held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Eileen in 50.
Highest recorded here: Ailish #138 in 1990, Eileen #17 in 1964.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ailish #483, Eileen #443.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Ailish held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Eileen in 21.
Highest recorded here: Ailish #551 in 1997, Eileen #855 in 2024.
The order changed in 2003: Eileen moved ahead. In 2002 they stood at #1192 and #1245; by 2003 that had become #1472 and #996.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ailish #3015, Eileen #855.
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 | Eileen |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #483 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #443 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ailish and Eileen both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, 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
Eileen
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #324 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #17 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #501 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls