Ailish vs Kyah
Ailish and Kyahcompared 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 2023, Ailish was ranked #555 and Kyah #856 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Ailish was ranked #3705 and Kyah #5927 among girls in England and Wales.
Ailish and Kyah over time
Ailish and Kyah appear together in 2 published lists, across 37 years of shared records. Ailish held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Kyah in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Ailish reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Kyah 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 Kyah changed places 8 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2025, ending at #3705 and #5927.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2025
Ailish held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Kyah in 10.
Highest recorded here: Ailish #551 in 1997, Kyah #1250 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ailish #3705, Kyah #5927.
Republic of Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 2008–2023
Ailish held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Kyah in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ailish #365 in 2017, Kyah #502 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Ailish #555, Kyah #856.
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 | Kyah |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| 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 #5927 (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 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ailish has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Kyah.
- 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 #3705 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Kyah
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1755 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 recorded2008–2023
Highest recorded position: #502 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2019 (recorded 2008–2023).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls