Ailish vs Leann
Ailish and Leanncompared 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 1996, Ailish was ranked #143 and Leann #534 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2018, Ailish was ranked #2340 and Leann #5666 among girls in England and Wales.
Ailish and Leann over time
Ailish and Leann appear together in 2 published lists, across 32 years of shared records. Ailish held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Leann in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Ailish #551 in 1997, Leann #1805 in 1999.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls17 shared years, 1996–2018
Ailish held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Leann in 1.
Highest recorded here: Ailish #551 in 1997, Leann #1805 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Ailish #2340, Leann #5666.
Republic of Ireland · Girls15 shared years, 1979–1996
Ailish held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Leann in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ailish #138 in 1990, Leann #203 in 1988.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1996: Ailish #143, Leann #534.
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 | Leann |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #483 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #5666 (2018) |
| 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 has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Leann.
- 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
Leann
Popularity journey
First recorded1979
First recorded at #420 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1979 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1979–1996
Highest recorded position: #203 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1988 (recorded 1979–1996).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2018
Most recently recorded at #5666 among girls in England and Wales, in 2018.
England and Wales · Girls