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Aisling vs Lara

Aisling and Laracompared 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 Lara #81 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Aisling was ranked #2000 and Lara #98 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Aisling was ranked #180 and Lara #102 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Aisling and Lara over time

Aisling and Lara appear together in 3 published lists, across 113 years of shared records. Lara 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 Lara 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.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 2003, Lara moved ahead of Aisling in Northern Ireland · Girls — #67 and #82 the year before became #79 and #73.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 58 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Lara rose about as far as Aisling fell — from #87 and #401 in 1968 to #180 and #102 in 2025.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Aisling and Lara were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 58 years, from 1968 to 2025, ending at #180 and #102.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls58 shared years, 1968–2025

    Aisling held the stronger position in 51 of those years, Lara in 7.

    Highest recorded here: Aisling #8 in 1991, Lara #80 in 2002.

    The order changed in 2020: Lara moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #94 and #103; by 2020 that had become #138 and #80.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Aisling #180, Lara #102.

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024

    Aisling held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Lara in 29.

    Highest recorded here: Aisling #391 in 1998, Lara #85 in 2022.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Aisling #2000, Lara #98.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls26 shared years, 1997–2022

    Aisling held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Lara in 20.

    Highest recorded here: Aisling #60 in 1998, Lara #61 in 2006.

    The order changed in 2003: Lara moved ahead. In 2002 they stood at #67 and #82; by 2003 that had become #79 and #73.

    Most recent shared year, 2022: Aisling #418, Lara #81.

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.

Other comparisons involving Lara

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

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — mirrored each other.

All mirrored each other→

Other pairs from Republic of Ireland lists

Pairs measured inside Republic of Ireland's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Republic of Ireland overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Aisling, Lara
FieldAislingLara
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 recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IEAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #180 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #102 (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 and Lara 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

Lara

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1968

    First recorded at #553 among girls in Norway in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1999–2023

    Highest recorded position: #25 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2002 (recorded 1999–2023).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #144 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls