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Aisling vs Lillie

Aisling and Lilliecompared 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 Lillie #152 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Aisling was ranked #180 and Lillie #247 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Aisling was ranked #1892 and Lillie #227 among girls in England and Wales.

Aisling and Lillie over time

Aisling and Lillie appear together in 3 published lists, across 70 years of shared records. Lillie 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 Lillie 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 2014, Lillie moved ahead of Aisling in Northern Ireland · Girls — #167 and #199 the year before became #205 and #152.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Aisling and Lillie were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #1892 and #227.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 19962025

    Aisling held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Lillie in 28.

    Highest recorded here: Aisling #391 in 1998, Lillie #112 in 2011.

    The order changed in 1999: Lillie moved ahead. In 1998 they stood at #391 and #462; by 1999 that had become #410 and #394.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Aisling #1892, Lillie #227.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls23 shared years, 20032025

    Aisling held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Lillie in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Aisling #28 in 2006, Lillie #170 in 2016.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Aisling #180, Lillie #247.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls17 shared years, 20062022

    Aisling held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Lillie in 10.

    Highest recorded here: Aisling #116 in 2010, Lillie #127 in 2019.

    The order changed in 2014: Lillie moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #167 and #199; by 2014 that had become #205 and #152.

    Most recent shared year, 2022: Aisling #418, Lillie #152.

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, Lillie
FieldAislingLillie
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
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)England and Wales · Girls #227 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Aisling and Lillie 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 #1892 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Lillie

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #473 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 recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #112 among girls in England and Wales, in 2011 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #227 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls