Aisling vs Selena
Aisling and Selenacompared 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 Selena #304 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Aisling was ranked #1892 and Selena #324 among girls in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2022, Aisling was ranked #418 and Selena #354 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Aisling and Selena over time
Aisling and Selena appear together in 2 published lists, across 74 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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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.
- Longest-running competitions
Aisling and Selena were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #1892 and #324.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls44 shared years, 1969–2025
Aisling held the stronger position in 44 of those years, Selena in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aisling #8 in 1991, Selena #284 in 1976.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aisling #180, Selena #304.
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Aisling held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Selena in 19.
Highest recorded here: Aisling #391 in 1998, Selena #267 in 2023.
The order changed in 2007: Selena moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #1004 and #1325; by 2007 that had become #1196 and #1160.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aisling #1892, Selena #324.
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
| Field | Aisling | Selena |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #180 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #304 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aisling has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Selena.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Aisling
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #8 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1991 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1892 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Selena
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #351 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #267 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #324 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls