Ailish vs Princess
Ailish and Princesscompared 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 Princess #790 among girls in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2021, Ailish was ranked #517 and Princess #764 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ailish was ranked #3015 and Princess #869 among girls in England and Wales.
Ailish and Princess over time
Ailish and Princess appear together in 2 published lists, across 46 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 Princess changed places 6 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 2000 and 2021, ending at #517 and #764.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Ailish held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Princess in 24.
Highest recorded here: Ailish #551 in 1997, Princess #324 in 2010.
The order changed in 2002: Princess moved ahead. In 2001 they stood at #918 and #936; by 2002 that had become #1192 and #1151.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ailish #3015, Princess #869.
Republic of Ireland · Girls17 shared years, 2000–2021
Ailish held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Princess in 3.
Highest recorded here: Ailish #226 in 2006, Princess #238 in 2002.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Ailish #517, Princess #764.
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 | Princess |
|---|---|---|
| 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-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #483 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #736 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ailish and Princess both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Princess
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1522 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 recorded2000–2024
Highest recorded position: #238 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2002 (recorded 2000–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #869 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls