Aisha vs Ann marie
Aisha and Ann mariecompared 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 2012, Aisha was ranked #414 and Ann marie #907 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Aisha and Ann marie over time
Aisha and Ann marie appear together in 1 published list, across 8 years of shared records. Aisha held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ann marie in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Ann marie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Aisha 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.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 1998–2012
Aisha held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Ann marie in 1.
Highest recorded here: Aisha #272 in 2006, Ann marie #378 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2012: Aisha #414, Ann marie #907.
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 | Aisha | Ann marie |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Commonly interpreted as 'living' or 'she who lives', from the Arabic root for 'to live'. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Arabic | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /aɪˈiːʃə/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #226 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #907 (2012) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aisha has a recorded origin (Arabic); Ann marie does not have one recorded yet.
- Aisha has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Ann marie.
- A meaning is recorded for Aisha; Ann marie doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
Aisha
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #528 among girls in Norway in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #76 among girls in England and Wales, in 2014 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #274 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Ann marie
Popularity journey
First recorded1998
First recorded at #498 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1998–2012
Highest recorded position: #378 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2000 (recorded 1998–2012).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2012
Most recently recorded at #907 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2012.
Republic of Ireland · Girls