Aniya vs Isla-Mae
Aniya and Isla-Maecompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Aniya was ranked #1262 and Isla-Mae #491 among girls in England and Wales.
Aniya and Isla-Mae over time
Aniya and Isla-Mae appear together in 1 published list, across 17 years of shared records. Isla-Mae held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Aniya 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.
Aniya reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Isla-Mae 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.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls17 shared years, 2008–2024
Aniya held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Isla-Mae in 11.
Highest recorded here: Aniya #802 in 2013, Isla-Mae #382 in 2022.
The order changed in 2014: Isla-Mae moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #802 and #813; by 2014 that had become #1040 and #907.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aniya #1262, Isla-Mae #491.
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 | Aniya | Isla-Mae |
|---|---|---|
| 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-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #1262 (2024) | Northern Ireland · Girls #407 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aniya has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Isla-Mae.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Aniya
Popularity journey
First recorded2002
First recorded at #4137 among girls in England and Wales in 2002 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2002–2024
Highest recorded position: #802 among girls in England and Wales, in 2013 (recorded 2002–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1262 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Isla-Mae
Popularity journey
First recorded2008
First recorded at #3397 among girls in England and Wales in 2008 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2018–2024
Highest recorded position: #361 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2018 (recorded 2018–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #491 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls