Ailsa vs Araya
Ailsa and Arayacompared 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 2019, Ailsa was ranked #336 and Araya #336 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ailsa was ranked #1894 and Araya #751 among girls in England and Wales.
Ailsa and Araya over time
Ailsa and Araya appear together in 1 published list, across 21 years of shared records. Ailsa held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Araya 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.
Ailsa reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Araya 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 21 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Araya rose about as far as Ailsa fell — from #1106 and #4598 in 2004 to #1894 and #751 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls21 shared years, 2004–2024
Ailsa held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Araya in 8.
Highest recorded here: Ailsa #1012 in 2005, Araya #751 in 2024.
The order changed in 2019: Araya moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #1343 and #1586; by 2019 that had become #1703 and #1017.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ailsa #1894, Araya #751.
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 | Araya |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Most recent popularity observation | Scotland · Girls #148 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #751 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ailsa and Araya both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR.
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
Araya
Popularity journey
First recorded2004
First recorded at #4598 among girls in England and Wales in 2004 — 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 #751 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls