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Aisling vs Faye

Aisling and Fayecompared 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 Faye #80 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2022, Aisling was ranked #418 and Faye #103 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Aisling was ranked #1892 and Faye #333 among girls in England and Wales.

Aisling and Faye over time

Aisling and Faye appear together in 3 published lists, across 105 years of shared records. Faye held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Aisling in 1.

The order between them changed and held in 2 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 3 of those lists, and Faye 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.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls49 shared years, 19752025

    Aisling held the stronger position in 36 of those years, Faye in 13.

    Highest recorded here: Aisling #8 in 1991, Faye #43 in 2012.

    The order changed in 2013: Faye moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #42 and #43; by 2013 that had become #51 and #49.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Aisling #180, Faye #80.

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 19962025

    Aisling held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Faye in 30.

    Highest recorded here: Aisling #391 in 1998, Faye #105 in 2002.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Aisling #1892, Faye #333.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls26 shared years, 19972022

    Aisling held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Faye in 15.

    Highest recorded here: Aisling #60 in 1998, Faye #48 in 2013.

    The order changed in 2009: Faye moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #157 and #198; by 2009 that had become #144 and #83.

    Most recent shared year, 2022: Aisling #418, Faye #103.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Aisling

Pairs where Aisling shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Aisling, Faye
FieldAislingFaye
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
Syllables21
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 #80 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Aisling has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Faye.
  • 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 #1892 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Faye

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1975

    First recorded at #503 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1975 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1975–2025

    Highest recorded position: #43 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2012 (recorded 1975–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #333 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls