Ailsa vs Aime
Ailsa and Aimecompared 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 2008, Ailsa was ranked #439 and Aime #370 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2010, Ailsa was ranked #1150 and Aime #4012 among girls in England and Wales.
Ailsa and Aime over time
Ailsa and Aime appear together in 1 published list, across 14 years of shared records. Ailsa held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Aime in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Ailsa reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Aime 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 — Ailsa #619 in 1998, Aime #1995 in 2000.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls14 shared years, 1996–2010
Ailsa held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Aime in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ailsa #619 in 1998, Aime #1995 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2010: Ailsa #1150, Aime #4012.
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 | Ailsa | Aime |
|---|---|---|
| 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-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Scotland · Girls #148 (2024) | England and Wales · Boys #4810 (2016) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ailsa and Aime both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Ailsa
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #686 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
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1894 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Aime
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2096 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 recorded2008–2011
Highest recorded position: #370 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2008 (recorded 2008–2011).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2011
Most recently recorded at #444 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2011.
Northern Ireland · Girls