Aishling vs Amanda

Aishling and Amandacompared 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 2000, Aishling was ranked #348 and Amanda #282 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2015, Aishling was ranked #581 and Amanda #306 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2000, Aishling was ranked #3912 and Amanda #357 among girls in England and Wales.

Aishling and Amanda over time

Aishling and Amanda appear together in 1 published list, across 48 years of shared records. Amanda held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Aishling in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Amanda reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Aishling 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
Aishling and Amanda changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1965 and 2015, ending at #581 and #306.
Longest-running competitions
Aishling and Amanda were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 48 years, from 1965 to 2015, ending at #581 and #306.

List by list

Republic of Ireland · Girls48 shared years, 1965–2015
Aishling held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Amanda in 45.
Highest recorded here: Aishling #93 in 1999, Amanda #15 in 1986.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Aishling #581, Amanda #306.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Amanda

Pairs where Amanda shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Amanda vs Therese
In 1964 they stood at #118 and #127 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 9 places apart; by 2015 they were #306 and #896.
Amanda · Therese · 51 shared years, 1964–2015 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2015 Republic of Ireland ranking
Amanda vs Annie
In 1964 they stood at #118 and #112 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 6 places apart; by 2025 they were #608 and #33.
Amanda · Annie · 62 shared years, 1964–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2025 Republic of Ireland ranking
Amanda vs Niamh
In 1964 they stood at #118 and #109 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 9 places apart; by 2025 they were #608 and #90.
Amanda · Niamh · 62 shared years, 1964–2025 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2025 Republic of Ireland ranking
Amanda vs Pamela
In 1964 they stood at #118 and #116 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 2 places apart; by 2017 they were #471 and #873.
Amanda · Pamela · 46 shared years, 1964–2017 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2017 Republic of Ireland ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Aishling, Amanda
Field	Aishling	Amanda
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, IE	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Girls #581 (2015)	Norway · Girls #52 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	76/100	88/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Aishling has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Amanda.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Aishling

Popularity journey

First recorded1965
First recorded at #325 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1965–2015
Highest recorded position: #93 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1999 (recorded 1965–2015).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2015
Most recently recorded at #581 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2015.
Republic of Ireland · Girls

Amanda

Popularity journey

First recorded1954
First recorded at #84 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1954 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1954–1999
Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1980 (recorded 1954–1999).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #52 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls