Aoife vs Hailey

Aoife and Haileycompared 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 2024, Aoife was ranked #4 and Hailey #134 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Aoife was ranked #34 and Hailey #79 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Aoife was ranked #87 and Hailey #176 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Aoife was ranked #220 and Hailey #395 among girls in England and Wales.

Aoife and Hailey over time

Aoife and Hailey appear together in 3 published lists, across 73 years of shared records. Aoife held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Hailey in 0.

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

Aoife reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Hailey 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.

List by list

England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Aoife held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Hailey in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aoife #167 in 2015, Hailey #373 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aoife #220, Hailey #395.
Republic of Ireland · Girls29 shared years, 1983–2025
Aoife held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Hailey in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aoife #1 in 2000, Hailey #73 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aoife #34, Hailey #79.
Northern Ireland · Girls15 shared years, 2009–2024
Aoife held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Hailey in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aoife #4 in 2024, Hailey #108 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aoife #4, Hailey #134.

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 Aoife

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

Aoife vs Rachael
In 1997 they stood at #17 and #25 in Northern Ireland · Girls, 8 places apart; by 2017 they were #14 and #432.
Aoife · Rachael · 19 shared years, 1997–2017 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2017 Northern Ireland ranking
Aoife vs Nicole
In 1997 they stood at #17 and #16 in Northern Ireland · Girls, 1 places apart; by 2024 they were #4 and #407.
Aoife · Nicole · 27 shared years, 1997–2024 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2024 Northern Ireland ranking
Aoife vs Danielle
In 1997 they stood at #17 and #24 in Northern Ireland · Girls, 7 places apart; by 2023 they were #8 and #391.
Aoife · Danielle · 21 shared years, 1997–2023 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2023 Northern Ireland ranking
Aoife vs Victoria
In 1997 they stood at #17 and #27 in Northern Ireland · Girls, 10 places apart; by 2023 they were #8 and #302.
Aoife · Victoria · 27 shared years, 1997–2023 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2023 Northern Ireland ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Aoife, Hailey
Field	Aoife	Hailey
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, GB-SCT, IE	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Girls #34 (2025)	Republic of Ireland · Girls #79 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	94/100	88/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Aoife and Hailey both have 2 syllables.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Aoife

Popularity journey

First recorded1964
First recorded at #206 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 recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2000 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #34 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls

Hailey

Popularity journey

First recorded1983
First recorded at #529 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1983 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1983–2025
Highest recorded position: #73 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 1983–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #239 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls