Aisha vs Elsie-Mae
Aisha and Elsie-Maecompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Aisha was ranked #106 and Elsie-Mae #444 among girls in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2020, Aisha was ranked #333 and Elsie-Mae #333 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Aisha and Elsie-Mae over time
Aisha and Elsie-Mae appear together in 1 published list, across 20 years of shared records. Aisha held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Elsie-Mae in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Aisha reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Elsie-Mae 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
England and Wales · Girls20 shared years, 2006–2025
Aisha held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Elsie-Mae in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aisha #76 in 2014, Elsie-Mae #427 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aisha #106, Elsie-Mae #444.
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 | Elsie-Mae |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, GB-NIR |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #106 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #444 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aisha has a recorded origin (Arabic); Elsie-Mae does not have one recorded yet.
- Aisha has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Elsie-Mae.
- A meaning is recorded for Aisha; Elsie-Mae doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR.
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 recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #76 among girls in England and Wales, in 2014 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #106 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Elsie-Mae
Popularity journey
First recorded2006
First recorded at #5061 among girls in England and Wales in 2006 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #444 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls