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Aislinn vs Emma

Aislinn and Emmacompared 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 2017, Aislinn was ranked #873 and Emma #2 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2017, Aislinn was ranked #355 and Emma #22 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Aislinn was ranked #4192 and Emma #69 among girls in England and Wales.

Aislinn and Emma over time

Aislinn and Emma appear together in 3 published lists, across 95 years of shared records. Emma held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Aislinn in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Aislinn reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Emma in 1. 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.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Aislinn and Emma were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 52 years, from 1964 to 2017, ending at #873 and #2.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Aislinn #955 in 1998, Emma #13 in 1997.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls52 shared years, 1964–2017

    Aislinn held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Emma in 52.

    Highest recorded here: Aislinn #164 in 1993, Emma #1 in 2003.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2017: Aislinn #873, Emma #2.

  • England and Wales · Girls24 shared years, 1996–2024

    Aislinn held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Emma in 24.

    Highest recorded here: Aislinn #955 in 1998, Emma #13 in 1997.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Aislinn #4192, Emma #69.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls19 shared years, 1997–2017

    Aislinn held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Emma in 19.

    Highest recorded here: Aislinn #126 in 2001, Emma #1 in 2003.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2017: Aislinn #355, Emma #22.

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 Emma

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

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Aislinn, Emma
FieldAislinnEmma
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedA shortened form of Germanic names beginning with the element 'irmin' ('whole, great'), from Proto-Germanic *ermunaz. Introduced to England by Emma of Normandy, wife of King Ethelred II and later King Canute; further popularised by Jane Austen's 1816 novel Emma.
OriginNot yet recordedGermanic
PronunciationNot yet recorded/ˈɛm.ə/
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 observationEngland and Wales · Girls #4192 (2024)Norway · Girls #1 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Emma has a recorded origin (Germanic); Aislinn does not have one recorded yet.
  • Aislinn and Emma both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Emma; Aislinn doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Aislinn

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1997–2017

    Highest recorded position: #126 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2001 (recorded 1997–2017).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls

Emma

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #342 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1969–2023

    Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in New Zealand, in 2003 (recorded 1969–2023).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #65 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls