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Aisling vs Ellis

Aisling and Elliscompared 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 Ellis #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2020, Aisling was ranked #281 and Ellis #281 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Aisling was ranked #2000 and Ellis #1353 among girls in England and Wales.

Aisling and Ellis over time

Aisling and Ellis appear together in 2 published lists, across 41 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Aisling reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ellis 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.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Aisling and Ellis changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #2000 and #1353.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Aisling #391 in 1998, Ellis #248 in 1998.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 19962024

    Aisling held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Ellis in 27.

    Highest recorded here: Aisling #391 in 1998, Ellis #248 in 1998.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Aisling #2000, Ellis #1353.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls12 shared years, 20092025

    Aisling held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Ellis in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Aisling #41 in 2010, Ellis #464 in 2021.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Aisling #180, Ellis #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, Ellis
FieldAislingEllis
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables22
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 · Boys #272 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Aisling and Ellis both have 2 syllables.
  • 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

Ellis

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #301 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: #76 among boys in England and Wales, in 2019 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

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

    Republic of Ireland · Girls