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Aisling vs Sinead

Aisling and Sineadcompared 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 Sinead #905 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

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

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Aisling was ranked #1892 and Sinead #3333 among girls in England and Wales.

Aisling and Sinead over time

Aisling and Sinead appear together in 3 published lists, across 113 years of shared records. Aisling held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Sinead in 1.

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.

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.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 1991, Aisling moved ahead of Sinead in Republic of Ireland · Girls — #9 and #4 the year before became #8 and #11.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Aisling and Sinead changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2025, ending at #1892 and #3333.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 25 shared years in Northern Ireland · Girls, Aisling and Sinead averaged 48.4 places apart, ending at #418 and #354.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Aisling and Sinead were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #1892 and #3333.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Aisling #60 in 1998, Sinead #54 in 1998.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls58 shared years, 1964–2022

    Aisling held the stronger position in 31 of those years, Sinead in 27.

    Highest recorded here: Aisling #8 in 1991, Sinead #2 in 1975.

    The order changed in 1991: Aisling moved ahead. In 1990 they stood at #9 and #4; by 1991 that had become #8 and #11.

    Most recent shared year, 2022: Aisling #124, Sinead #905.

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Aisling held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Sinead in 24.

    Highest recorded here: Aisling #391 in 1998, Sinead #154 in 2003.

    The order changed in 2024: Aisling moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #2504 and #1705; by 2024 that had become #2000 and #3695.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Aisling #1892, Sinead #3333.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls25 shared years, 1997–2022

    Aisling held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Sinead in 11.

    Highest recorded here: Aisling #60 in 1998, Sinead #54 in 1998.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2022: Aisling #418, Sinead #354.

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.

Other comparisons involving Sinead

Pairs where Sinead shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — one moved ahead of the other.

All one moved ahead of the other→

Other pairs from Republic of Ireland lists

Pairs measured inside Republic of Ireland's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Republic of Ireland overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Aisling, Sinead
FieldAislingSinead
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedIrish form of Jeannette/Janet; the underlying chain traces to the Hebrew name Yochanan, commonly interpreted as 'God is gracious'.
OriginNot yet recordedIrish, via Anglo-Norman French Jeannette
PronunciationNot yet recorded/ˈʃɪnʲeːdˠ/
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IEGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #180 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #3333 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Sinead has a recorded origin (Irish, via Anglo-Norman French Jeannette); Aisling does not have one recorded yet.
  • Aisling and Sinead both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Sinead; Aisling doesn't have one written yet.
  • 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

Sinead

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #109 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 recorded1964–2022

    Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1975 (recorded 1964–2022).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3333 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls