Ailish vs Kady
Ailish and Kadycompared 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 Kady #541 among girls in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2005, Ailish was ranked #318 and Kady #318 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Ailish was ranked #483 and Kady #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ailish was ranked #3015 and Kady #1894 among girls in England and Wales.
Ailish and Kady over time
Ailish and Kady appear together in 2 published lists, across 40 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 Kady 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 Kady changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #3015 and #1894.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Ailish #226 in 2006, Kady #501 in 2008.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Ailish held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Kady in 20.
Highest recorded here: Ailish #551 in 1997, Kady #609 in 2005.
The order changed in 2014: Kady moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #2887 and #3536; by 2014 that had become #4003 and #2314.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ailish #3015, Kady #1894.
Republic of Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 2004–2025
Ailish held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Kady in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ailish #226 in 2006, Kady #501 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ailish #483, Kady #885.
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 | Kady |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ailish and Kady 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
Kady
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2096 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2005–2019
Highest recorded position: #318 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2005 (recorded 2005–2019).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls