Aisling vs Bronagh
Aisling and Bronaghcompared 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 Bronagh #352 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2020, Aisling was ranked #281 and Bronagh #397 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2022, Aisling was ranked #1621 and Bronagh #5669 among girls in England and Wales.
Aisling and Bronagh over time
Aisling and Bronagh appear together in 3 published lists, across 109 years of shared records. Aisling held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Bronagh 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Aisling and Bronagh changed places 13 times in Northern Ireland · Girls between 1997 and 2020, ending at #281 and #397.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 24 shared years in Northern Ireland · Girls, Aisling and Bronagh averaged 54.2 places apart, ending at #281 and #397.
- Longest-running competitions
Aisling and Bronagh were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 61 years, from 1965 to 2025, ending at #180 and #352.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Aisling #391 in 1998, Bronagh #1176 in 1997.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls61 shared years, 1965–2025
Aisling held the stronger position in 61 of those years, Bronagh in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aisling #8 in 1991, Bronagh #126 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aisling #180, Bronagh #352.
England and Wales · Girls24 shared years, 1996–2022
Aisling held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Bronagh in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aisling #391 in 1998, Bronagh #1176 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Aisling #1621, Bronagh #5669.
Northern Ireland · Girls24 shared years, 1997–2020
Aisling held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Bronagh in 8.
Highest recorded here: Aisling #60 in 1998, Bronagh #60 in 1998.
The order changed in 2020: Aisling moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #424 and #336; by 2020 that had become #281 and #397.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Aisling #281, Bronagh #397.
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 | Bronagh |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #180 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #352 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 74/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aisling and Bronagh 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
Bronagh
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 recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #60 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 1998 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #352 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls