Ailish vs Phyllis
Ailish and Phylliscompared 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 1990, Ailish was ranked #138 and Phyllis #517 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ailish was ranked #3015 and Phyllis #5891 among girls in England and Wales.
Ailish and Phyllis over time
Ailish and Phyllis appear together in 2 published lists, across 34 years of shared records. Ailish held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Phyllis in 0.
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.
Phyllis reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ailish 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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 22 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Ailish rose about as far as Phyllis fell — from #327 and #327 in 1964 to #138 and #517 in 1990.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Ailish #918 in 2001, Phyllis #3262 in 2001.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls22 shared years, 1964–1990
Ailish held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Phyllis in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ailish #138 in 1990, Phyllis #226 in 1966.
The order changed in 1967: Ailish moved ahead. In 1966 they stood at #226 and #226; by 1967 that had become #205 and #288.
Most recent shared year, 1990: Ailish #138, Phyllis #517.
England and Wales · Girls12 shared years, 2001–2024
Ailish held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Phyllis in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ailish #918 in 2001, Phyllis #3262 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ailish #3015, Phyllis #5891.
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 | Phyllis |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #483 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ailish and Phyllis both have 2 syllables.
- 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 #483 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Phyllis
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 recorded1964–1990
Highest recorded position: #226 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1966 (recorded 1964–1990).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls