Ailish vs Holly

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 2013, Ailish was ranked #370 and Holly #28 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2025, Ailish was ranked #483 and Holly #69 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Scotland · Girls

  In 2024, Ailish was ranked #315 and Holly #79 among girls in Scotland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2025, Ailish was ranked #3705 and Holly #169 among girls in England and Wales.

Ailish and Holly over time

Ailish and Holly appear together in 2 published lists, across 75 years of shared records. Holly 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.

Ailish reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Holly 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.

List by list

• Republic of Ireland · Girls45 shared years, 1976–2025

  Ailish held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Holly in 36.

  Highest recorded here: Ailish #138 in 1990, Holly #11 in 2010.

  The order changed in 1991: Holly moved ahead. In 1990 they stood at #138 and #139; by 1991 that had become #187 and #176.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Ailish #483, Holly #69.

• England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

  Ailish held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Holly in 30.

  Highest recorded here: Ailish #551 in 1997, Holly #12 in 2002.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Ailish #3705, Holly #169.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Side by side

How each name got here