Aishling vs Cassandra

Aishling and Cassandracompared 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 2014, Aishling was ranked #876 and Cassandra #584 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2000, Aishling was ranked #3912 and Cassandra #591 among girls in England and Wales.

Aishling and Cassandra over time

Aishling and Cassandra appear together in 1 published list, across 31 years of shared records. Aishling held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Cassandra 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.

Cassandra 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.

Longest-running competitions
Aishling and Cassandra were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 31 years, from 1976 to 2014, ending at #876 and #584.

List by list

Republic of Ireland · Girls31 shared years, 1976–2014
Aishling held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Cassandra in 1.
Highest recorded here: Aishling #93 in 1999, Cassandra #227 in 1986.
The order changed in 2014: Cassandra moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #393 and #937; by 2014 that had become #876 and #584.
Most recent shared year, 2014: Aishling #876, Cassandra #584.

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 Cassandra

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

Hayley vs Cassandra
Across 21 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Hayley and Cassandra averaged 10.2 places apart, ending at #31 and #90.
Hayley · Cassandra · 21 shared years, 1979–1999 · Closest over the longest run
See the 1999 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Jasmine vs Cassandra
In New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Jasmine moved into the top 50 at #30 in 1996 as Cassandra fell out of it to #51, having been #34 the year before.
Jasmine · Cassandra · 15 shared years, 1982–1999 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 1996 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Zoe vs Cassandra
In New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Zoe moved into the top 50 at #31 in 1996 as Cassandra fell out of it to #51, having been #34 the year before.
Zoe · Cassandra · 18 shared years, 1981–1999 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 1996 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Kylie vs Cassandra
In New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Cassandra moved into the top 50 at #34 in 1989 as Kylie fell out of it to #82, having been #23 the year before.
Kylie · Cassandra · 21 shared years, 1969–1989 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 1989 New South Wales, Australia ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Aishling, Cassandra
Field	Aishling	Cassandra
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
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, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Girls #581 (2015)	Norway · Girls #340 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	76/100	70/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Aishling has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Cassandra.
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

Cassandra

Popularity journey

First recorded1969
First recorded at #99 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1969–1999
Highest recorded position: #25 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1992 (recorded 1969–1999).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #340 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls