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Aisling vs Robin

Aisling and Robincompared 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 Robin #196 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Aisling was ranked #2000 and Robin #323 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2022, Aisling was ranked #418 and Robin #354 among girls in Northern Ireland.

Aisling and Robin over time

Aisling and Robin appear together in 2 published lists, across 65 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

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 2 of those lists, and Robin 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 Robin changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #2000 and #323.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Aisling and Robin were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 36 years, from 1964 to 2025, ending at #180 and #196.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls36 shared years, 19642025

    Aisling held the stronger position in 35 of those years, Robin in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Aisling #8 in 1991, Robin #159 in 2018.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Aisling #180, Robin #196.

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 19962024

    Aisling held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Robin in 15.

    Highest recorded here: Aisling #391 in 1998, Robin #294 in 2023.

    The order changed in 2013: Robin moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #1150 and #1253; by 2013 that had become #1864 and #925.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Aisling #2000, Robin #323.

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, Robin
FieldAislingRobin
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemaleUsed for both boys and girls
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
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)Republic of Ireland · Boys #176 (2025)
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 and Robin both have 2 syllables.
  • 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

Robin

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1946

    First recorded at #362 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1946–2025

    Highest recorded position: #34 among boys in Norway, in 1993 (recorded 1946–2025).

    Norway · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #202 among boys in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Boys