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Aisling vs Isabela

Aisling and Isabelacompared 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 Isabela #483 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

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

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Aisling was ranked #2000 and Isabela #1036 among girls in England and Wales.

Aisling and Isabela over time

Aisling and Isabela appear together in 2 published lists, across 39 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

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.

Aisling reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Isabela 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.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls27 shared years, 19972024

    Aisling held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Isabela in 16.

    Highest recorded here: Aisling #410 in 1999, Isabela #888 in 2023.

    The order changed in 2010: Isabela moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #1287 and #1411; by 2010 that had become #1520 and #1257.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Aisling #2000, Isabela #1036.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls12 shared years, 20082025

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

    Highest recorded here: Aisling #41 in 2008, Isabela #441 in 2024.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Aisling #180, Isabela #483.

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, Isabela
FieldAislingIsabela
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
Syllables24
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IEGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #180 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #483 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10082/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Aisling has 2 syllables, compared with 4 for Isabela.
  • 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

Isabela

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1997

    First recorded at #2738 among girls in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #483 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls