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Aisling vs Pheobe

Aisling and Pheobecompared 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 2017, Aisling was ranked #86 and Pheobe #873 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Aisling was ranked #2000 and Pheobe #5891 among girls in England and Wales.

Aisling and Pheobe over time

Aisling and Pheobe appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Aisling held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Pheobe in 0.

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

Aisling reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Pheobe 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 Pheobe changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #2000 and #5891.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 19962024

    Aisling held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Pheobe in 13.

    Highest recorded here: Aisling #391 in 1998, Pheobe #580 in 2008.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Aisling #2000, Pheobe #5891.

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, Pheobe
FieldAislingPheobe
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, IE
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #180 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Aisling and Pheobe both have 2 syllables.
  • 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

Pheobe

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #2096 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 recorded1999–2017

    Highest recorded position: #528 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1999 (recorded 1999–2017).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls