Aisling vs Leone

Aisling and Leonecompared 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 1995, Aisling was ranked #15 and Leone #516 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2011, Aisling was ranked #1665 and Leone #5785 among girls in England and Wales.

Aisling and Leone over time

Aisling and Leone appear together in 2 published lists, across 26 years of shared records. Aisling held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Leone in 0.

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

Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.

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.

Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Aisling #391 in 1998, Leone #1831 in 2000.

List by list

Republic of Ireland · Girls14 shared years, 1966–1995
Aisling held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Leone in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aisling #11 in 1993, Leone #363 in 1970.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1995: Aisling #15, Leone #516.
England and Wales · Girls12 shared years, 1996–2011
Aisling held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Leone in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aisling #391 in 1998, Leone #1831 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2011: Aisling #1665, Leone #5785.

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.

Charlotte vs Aisling
In 1997 they stood at #72 and #70 in Northern Ireland · Girls, 2 places apart; by 2022 they were #13 and #418.
Charlotte · Aisling · 26 shared years, 1997–2022 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2022 Northern Ireland ranking
Georgia vs Aisling
In 1997 they stood at #70 and #70 in Northern Ireland · Girls, 0 places apart; by 2022 they were #40 and #418.
Georgia · Aisling · 26 shared years, 1997–2022 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2022 Northern Ireland ranking
Aisling vs Alice
In 1997 they stood at #70 and #63 in Northern Ireland · Girls, 7 places apart; by 2022 they were #418 and #56.
Aisling · Alice · 26 shared years, 1997–2022 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2022 Northern Ireland ranking
Aisling vs Abigail
In 1997 they stood at #70 and #72 in Northern Ireland · Girls, 2 places apart; by 2022 they were #418 and #73.
Aisling · Abigail · 26 shared years, 1997–2022 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2022 Northern Ireland ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Aisling, Leone
Field	Aisling	Leone
Record type	Official statistical record (evidence-only)	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	female	Used for both boys and girls
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, IE
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Girls #180 (2025)	England and Wales · Boys #3112 (2023)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	82/100	94/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	60/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Aisling and Leone both have 2 syllables.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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

Leone

Popularity journey

First recorded1966
First recorded at #380 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1966–1995
Highest recorded position: #363 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1970 (recorded 1966–1995).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #3112 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Boys