Aisling vs Maxine

Aisling and Maxinecompared 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 2013, Aisling was ranked #51 and Maxine #894 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Aisling was ranked #2000 and Maxine #1353 among girls in England and Wales.

Aisling and Maxine over time

Aisling and Maxine appear together in 2 published lists, across 47 years of shared records. Aisling held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Maxine in 0.

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.

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

Repeatedly exchanged positions
Aisling and Maxine changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #2000 and #1353.
Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Aisling #391 in 1998, Maxine #462 in 1996.

List by list

England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Aisling held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Maxine in 4.
Highest recorded here: Aisling #391 in 1998, Maxine #462 in 1996.
The order changed in 2023: Maxine moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #1621 and #1948; by 2023 that had become #2504 and #1056.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aisling #2000, Maxine #1353.
Republic of Ireland · Girls18 shared years, 1968–2013
Aisling held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Maxine in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aisling #16 in 1988, Maxine #343 in 1975.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Aisling #51, Maxine #894.

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, Maxine
Field	Aisling	Maxine
Record type	Official statistical record (evidence-only)	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	female	female
Meaning	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Origin	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Pronunciation	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Syllables	2	3
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Girls #180 (2025)	England and Wales · Girls #1353 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	82/100	88/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Aisling has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Maxine.
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

Maxine

Popularity journey

First recorded1968
First recorded at #401 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1353 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls