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Aisling vs Alexia

Aisling and Alexiacompared 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 2025, Aisling was ranked #180 and Alexia #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2018, Aisling was ranked #238 and Alexia #434 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Aisling was ranked #2000 and Alexia #1036 among girls in England and Wales.

Aisling and Alexia over time

Aisling and Alexia appear together in 2 published lists, across 50 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

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.

Aisling reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Alexia 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 · Girls29 shared years, 19962024

    Aisling held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Alexia in 24.

    Highest recorded here: Aisling #391 in 1998, Alexia #170 in 2011.

    The order changed in 2001: Alexia moved ahead. In 2000 they stood at #443 and #446; by 2001 that had become #514 and #419.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Aisling #2000, Alexia #1036.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls21 shared years, 20022025

    Aisling held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Alexia in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Aisling #27 in 2002, Alexia #358 in 2009.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Aisling #180, Alexia #718.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Aisling, Alexia
FieldAislingAlexia
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IEGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #180 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

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

How each name got here

Aisling

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #154 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1964–2025

    Highest recorded position: #8 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1991 (recorded 1964–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #180 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

Alexia

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #582 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

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #170 among girls in England and Wales, in 2011 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls