Aisling vs Amy
Aisling and Amycompared 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 Amy #138 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2022, Aisling was ranked #418 and Amy #175 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Aisling was ranked #2000 and Amy #363 among girls in England and Wales.
Aisling and Amy over time
Aisling and Amy appear together in 3 published lists, across 115 years of shared records. Amy held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Aisling 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2025, Amy moved ahead of Aisling in Republic of Ireland · Girls — #154 and #156 the year before became #180 and #138.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Aisling and Amy changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1965 and 2025, ending at #180 and #138.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 60 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Aisling and Amy averaged 56.6 places apart, ending at #180 and #138.
- Longest-running competitions
Aisling and Amy were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 60 years, from 1965 to 2025, ending at #180 and #138.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Aisling #391 in 1998, Amy #9 in 1996.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls60 shared years, 1965–2025
Aisling held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Amy in 36.
Highest recorded here: Aisling #8 in 1991, Amy #4 in 2004.
The order changed in 2025: Amy moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #154 and #156; by 2025 that had become #180 and #138.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aisling #180, Amy #138.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Aisling held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Amy in 29.
Highest recorded here: Aisling #391 in 1998, Amy #9 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aisling #2000, Amy #363.
Northern Ireland · Girls26 shared years, 1997–2022
Aisling held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Amy in 26.
Highest recorded here: Aisling #60 in 1998, Amy #4 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Aisling #418, Amy #175.
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 | Aisling | Amy |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| 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 #180 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #138 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aisling and Amy both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Aisling
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #8 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1991 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #180 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Amy
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #262 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 recorded1975–2012
Highest recorded position: #4 among girls in New Zealand, in 1984 (recorded 1975–2012).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #457 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls