Ailish vs Kerrie
Ailish and Kerriecompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2005, Ailish was ranked #318 and Kerrie #278 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2021, Ailish was ranked #517 and Kerrie #764 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2012, Ailish was ranked #1991 and Kerrie #4838 among girls in England and Wales.
Ailish and Kerrie over time
Ailish and Kerrie appear together in 2 published lists, across 62 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.
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 Kerrie changed places 9 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2012, ending at #1991 and #4838.
- Longest-running competitions
Ailish and Kerrie were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 46 years, from 1972 to 2021, ending at #517 and #764.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Ailish #551 in 1997, Kerrie #428 in 1996.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls46 shared years, 1972–2021
Ailish held the stronger position in 33 of those years, Kerrie in 12.
Highest recorded here: Ailish #138 in 1990, Kerrie #122 in 1991.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Ailish #517, Kerrie #764.
England and Wales · Girls16 shared years, 1996–2012
Ailish held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Kerrie in 11.
Highest recorded here: Ailish #551 in 1997, Kerrie #428 in 1996.
The order changed in 2012: Ailish moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #4688 and #3533; by 2012 that had become #1991 and #4838.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Ailish #1991, Kerrie #4838.
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 | Kerrie |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #483 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #764 (2021) |
| 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 Kerrie both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, 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
Kerrie
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #54 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1975
Highest recorded position: #28 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1957 (recorded 1952–1975).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2021
Most recently recorded at #764 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2021.
Republic of Ireland · Girls