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Aisling vs Sadhbh

Aisling and Sadhbhcompared 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 Sadhbh #32 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2022, Aisling was ranked #418 and Sadhbh #305 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Aisling was ranked #1892 and Sadhbh #3705 among girls in England and Wales.

Aisling and Sadhbh over time

Aisling and Sadhbh appear together in 3 published lists, across 81 years of shared records. Aisling held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Sadhbh in 0.

The order between them changed and held in 2 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 3 of those lists, and Sadhbh 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.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 2014, Sadhbh moved ahead of Aisling in Republic of Ireland · Girls — #51 and #67 the year before became #55 and #44.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Aisling and Sadhbh were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 50 years, from 1971 to 2025, ending at #180 and #32.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls50 shared years, 19712025

    Aisling held the stronger position in 38 of those years, Sadhbh in 12.

    Highest recorded here: Aisling #8 in 1991, Sadhbh #32 in 2022.

    The order changed in 2014: Sadhbh moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #51 and #67; by 2014 that had become #55 and #44.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Aisling #180, Sadhbh #32.

  • England and Wales · Girls17 shared years, 20012025

    Aisling held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Sadhbh in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Aisling #514 in 2001, Sadhbh #2615 in 2020.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Aisling #1892, Sadhbh #3705.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls14 shared years, 20062022

    Aisling held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Sadhbh in 3.

    Highest recorded here: Aisling #116 in 2010, Sadhbh #237 in 2021.

    The order changed in 2021: Sadhbh moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #281 and #333; by 2021 that had become #298 and #237.

    Most recent shared year, 2022: Aisling #418, Sadhbh #305.

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, Sadhbh
FieldAislingSadhbh
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)Republic of Ireland · Girls #32 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Aisling has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Sadhbh.
  • 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 #1892 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Sadhbh

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1971

    First recorded at #466 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1971–2025

    Highest recorded position: #32 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2022 (recorded 1971–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3705 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls