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Aislinn vs Priscilla

Aislinn and Priscillacompared 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 Priscilla #651 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Aislinn was ranked #4192 and Priscilla #776 among girls in England and Wales.

Aislinn and Priscilla over time

Aislinn and Priscilla appear together in 2 published lists, across 57 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

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

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.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Aislinn and Priscilla changed places 6 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1968 and 2017, ending at #873 and #651.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Aislinn and Priscilla were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 33 years, from 1968 to 2017, ending at #873 and #651.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls33 shared years, 19682017

    Aislinn held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Priscilla in 13.

    Highest recorded here: Aislinn #164 in 1993, Priscilla #247 in 1981.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2017: Aislinn #873, Priscilla #651.

  • England and Wales · Girls24 shared years, 19962024

    Aislinn held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Priscilla in 23.

    Highest recorded here: Aislinn #955 in 1998, Priscilla #750 in 2002.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Aislinn #4192, Priscilla #776.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Aislinn, Priscilla
FieldAislinnPriscilla
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
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IEGB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #4192 (2024)England and Wales · Girls #667 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10070/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Aislinn has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Priscilla.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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

Priscilla

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1966

    First recorded at #380 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1966–2025

    Highest recorded position: #247 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1981 (recorded 1966–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #667 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls