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Aisling vs Millicent

Aisling and Millicentcompared 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 2022, Aisling was ranked #124 and Millicent #905 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Aisling was ranked #2000 and Millicent #869 among girls in England and Wales.

Aisling and Millicent over time

Aisling and Millicent appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Millicent held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Aisling 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.

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, Millicent #273 in 1998.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 19962024

    Aisling held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Millicent in 28.

    Highest recorded here: Aisling #391 in 1998, Millicent #273 in 1998.

    The order changed in 1997: Millicent moved ahead. In 1996 they stood at #440 and #448; by 1997 that had become #496 and #323.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Aisling #2000, Millicent #869.

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.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Aisling, Millicent
FieldAislingMillicent
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
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IEGB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #180 (2025)Scotland · Girls #790 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10070/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Aisling has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Millicent.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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

Millicent

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #448 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 recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #273 among girls in England and Wales, in 1998 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #869 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls