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Aisling vs Maria

Aisling and Mariacompared 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 Maria #74 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Aisling was ranked #2000 and Maria #91 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2022, Aisling was ranked #418 and Maria #93 among girls in Northern Ireland.

Aisling and Maria over time

Aisling and Maria appear together in 3 published lists, across 117 years of shared records. Maria held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Aisling in 1.

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

Aisling reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Maria in 1. 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.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 62 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Aisling and Maria averaged 33.6 places apart, ending at #180 and #74.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Aisling and Maria were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 62 years, from 1964 to 2025, ending at #180 and #74.

  • Started together, ended far apart

    In 1997 they stood at #70 and #61 in Northern Ireland · Girls, 9 places apart; by 2022 they were #418 and #93.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls62 shared years, 1964–2025

    Aisling held the stronger position in 36 of those years, Maria in 26.

    Highest recorded here: Aisling #8 in 1991, Maria #23 in 1967.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Aisling #180, Maria #74.

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

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

    Highest recorded here: Aisling #391 in 1998, Maria #66 in 2018.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Aisling #2000, Maria #91.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls26 shared years, 1997–2022

    Aisling held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Maria in 25.

    Highest recorded here: Aisling #60 in 1998, Maria #49 in 2009.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2022: Aisling #418, Maria #93.

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 Maria

Pairs where Maria 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 — started together, ended far apart.

All started together, ended far apart→

Other pairs from Northern Ireland lists

Pairs measured inside Northern 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.

Northern 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, Maria
FieldAislingMaria
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedThe Latin form of Greek Maria, from Hebrew Miryam (see Mary).
OriginNot yet recordedBiblical Hebrew, via Latin transmission
PronunciationNot yet recorded/mɑ.ˈriː.ɑ/
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IEAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #180 (2025)Norway · Girls #62 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Maria has a recorded origin (Biblical Hebrew, via Latin transmission); Aisling does not have one recorded yet.
  • Aisling and Maria both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Maria; Aisling doesn't have one written yet.
  • 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

Maria

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #126 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1945–2025

    Highest recorded position: #3 among girls in Norway, in 1982 (recorded 1945–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #62 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls