Aislinn vs Brona
Aislinn and Bronacompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2015, Aislinn was ranked #358 and Brona #426 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2013, Aislinn was ranked #587 and Brona #747 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Aislinn and Brona over time
Aislinn and Brona appear together in 1 published list, across 44 years of shared records. Aislinn held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Brona in 0.
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.
Brona reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Aislinn 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
Aislinn and Brona changed places 11 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2013, ending at #587 and #747.
- Longest-running competitions
Aislinn and Brona were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 44 years, from 1964 to 2013, ending at #587 and #747.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls44 shared years, 1964–2013
Aislinn held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Brona in 12.
Highest recorded here: Aislinn #164 in 1993, Brona #203 in 1989.
The order changed in 1990: Aislinn moved ahead. In 1989 they stood at #212 and #203; by 1990 that had become #228 and #336.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Aislinn #587, Brona #747.
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 | Aislinn | Brona |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4192 (2024) | Northern Ireland · Girls #424 (2019) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aislinn and Brona both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Aislinn
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #274 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 recorded1997–2017
Highest recorded position: #126 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2001 (recorded 1997–2017).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Brona
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #274 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 recorded1964–2013
Highest recorded position: #203 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1989 (recorded 1964–2013).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2019
Most recently recorded at #424 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2019.
Northern Ireland · Girls