Ailish vs Suzanna
Ailish and Suzannacompared 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 2013, Ailish was ranked #399 and Suzanna #660 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Ailish was ranked #3705 and Suzanna #5927 among girls in England and Wales.
Ailish and Suzanna over time
Ailish and Suzanna appear together in 2 published lists, across 50 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Suzanna reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Ailish and Suzanna changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2025, ending at #3705 and #5927.
- Longest-running competitions
Ailish and Suzanna were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #3705 and #5927.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Ailish #551 in 1997, Suzanna #582 in 1996.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Ailish held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Suzanna in 22.
Highest recorded here: Ailish #551 in 1997, Suzanna #582 in 1996.
The order changed in 2021: Ailish moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #4535 and #3447; by 2021 that had become #3519 and #4634.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ailish #3705, Suzanna #5927.
Republic of Ireland · Girls20 shared years, 1964–2013
Ailish held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Suzanna in 1.
Highest recorded here: Ailish #159 in 1981, Suzanna #300 in 1964.
The order changed in 1966: Ailish moved ahead. In 1965 they stood at #327 and #300; by 1966 that had become #226 and #344.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Ailish #399, Suzanna #660.
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 | Suzanna |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| 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 #5927 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ailish has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Suzanna.
- 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 #3705 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Suzanna
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #300 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 recorded1964–2013
Highest recorded position: #300 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2013).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #5927 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls