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Aisling vs Mayah

Aisling and Mayahcompared 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 2023, Aisling was ranked #159 and Mayah #856 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2015, Aisling was ranked #188 and Mayah #426 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Aisling was ranked #2000 and Mayah #1160 among girls in England and Wales.

Aisling and Mayah over time

Aisling and Mayah appear together in 1 published list, across 24 years of shared records. Aisling held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Mayah 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.

Aisling reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Mayah 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 Mayah changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1998 and 2024, ending at #2000 and #1160.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls24 shared years, 19982024

    Aisling held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Mayah in 9.

    Highest recorded here: Aisling #391 in 1998, Mayah #1160 in 2024.

    The order changed in 2022: Mayah moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #1569 and #1785; by 2022 that had become #1621 and #1452.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Aisling #2000, Mayah #1160.

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, Mayah
FieldAislingMayah
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
Syllables21
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IEGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #180 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #1160 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Aisling has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Mayah.
  • 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

Mayah

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1998

    First recorded at #3142 among girls in England and Wales in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2010–2015

    Highest recorded position: #366 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2010 (recorded 2010–2015).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #1160 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls