Ailish vs Gladys
Ailish and Gladyscompared 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 2008, Ailish was ranked #430 and Gladys #862 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Ailish was ranked #3218 and Gladys #2927 among girls in England and Wales.
Ailish and Gladys over time
Ailish and Gladys appear together in 2 published lists, across 27 years of shared records. Ailish held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Gladys 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 Gladys changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 2000 and 2023, ending at #3218 and #2927.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls18 shared years, 2000–2023
Ailish held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Gladys in 2.
Highest recorded here: Ailish #918 in 2001, Gladys #2278 in 2004.
The order changed in 2023: Gladys moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #3519 and #5581; by 2023 that had become #3218 and #2927.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Ailish #3218, Gladys #2927.
Republic of Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 1964–2008
Ailish held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Gladys in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ailish #213 in 1979, Gladys #327 in 1964.
The order changed in 1965: Ailish moved ahead. In 1964 they stood at #327 and #327; by 1965 that had become #215 and #385.
Most recent shared year, 2008: Ailish #430, Gladys #862.
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 | Gladys |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #2927 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ailish and Gladys 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
Gladys
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 recorded1964–2008
Highest recorded position: #327 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2008).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #2927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Girls