Ailish vs Sacha
Ailish and Sachacompared 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 1998, Ailish was ranked #301 and Sacha #261 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2008, Ailish was ranked #430 and Sacha #862 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2021, Ailish was ranked #3519 and Sacha #3961 among girls in England and Wales.
Ailish and Sacha over time
Ailish and Sacha appear together in 1 published list, across 25 years of shared records. Sacha held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ailish 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.
Ailish reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Sacha 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Ailish #551 in 1997, Sacha #362 in 1999.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls25 shared years, 1996–2021
Ailish held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Sacha in 17.
Highest recorded here: Ailish #551 in 1997, Sacha #362 in 1999.
The order changed in 2016: Ailish moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #3615 and #3615; by 2016 that had become #2966 and #5785.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Ailish #3519, Sacha #3961.
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 | Sacha |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | Used for both boys and girls |
| 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-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #483 (2025) | Scotland · Boys #727 (2024) |
| 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 and Sacha both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, 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
Sacha
Popularity journey
First recorded1980
First recorded at #483 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1980 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2002
Highest recorded position: #261 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 1998 (recorded 1997–2002).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #898 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys