Ailish vs Kadie
Ailish and Kadiecompared 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 Kadie #638 among girls in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2005, Ailish was ranked #318 and Kadie #318 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2022, Ailish was ranked #357 and Kadie #905 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ailish was ranked #3015 and Kadie #2771 among girls in England and Wales.
Ailish and Kadie over time
Ailish and Kadie appear together in 2 published lists, across 43 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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 Kadie 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 Kadie changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #3015 and #2771.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Ailish held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Kadie in 22.
Highest recorded here: Ailish #551 in 1997, Kadie #398 in 2006.
The order changed in 2023: Kadie moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #3148 and #3970; by 2023 that had become #3218 and #2927.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ailish #3015, Kadie #2771.
Republic of Ireland · Girls14 shared years, 1992–2022
Ailish held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Kadie in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ailish #159 in 1993, Kadie #461 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Ailish #357, Kadie #905.
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 | Kadie |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #483 (2025) | Scotland · Girls #638 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ailish and Kadie 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
Kadie
Popularity journey
First recorded1992
First recorded at #523 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1992 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2005–2011
Highest recorded position: #318 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2005 (recorded 2005–2011).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2771 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls