Aisling vs Eimear
Aisling and Eimearcompared 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 2022, Aisling was ranked #418 and Eimear #62 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Aisling was ranked #180 and Eimear #207 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Aisling was ranked #2000 and Eimear #4192 among girls in England and Wales.
Aisling and Eimear over time
Aisling and Eimear appear together in 3 published lists, across 117 years of shared records. Aisling held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Eimear in 1.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Eimear reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Aisling in 1. 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
Aisling and Eimear changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #2000 and #4192.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 62 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Aisling and Eimear averaged 47.3 places apart, ending at #180 and #207.
- Longest-running competitions
Aisling and Eimear were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 62 years, from 1964 to 2025, ending at #180 and #207.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Aisling #391 in 1998, Eimear #1365 in 1997.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls62 shared years, 1964–2025
Aisling held the stronger position in 62 of those years, Eimear in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aisling #8 in 1991, Eimear #26 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aisling #180, Eimear #207.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Aisling held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Eimear in 2.
Highest recorded here: Aisling #391 in 1998, Eimear #1365 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aisling #2000, Eimear #4192.
Northern Ireland · Girls26 shared years, 1997–2022
Aisling held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Eimear in 26.
Highest recorded here: Aisling #60 in 1998, Eimear #31 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Aisling #418, Eimear #62.
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 | Eimear |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #180 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #207 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aisling and Eimear 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
Eimear
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #300 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: #26 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1996 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #207 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls