Ayda vs Blaithin
Ayda and Blaithincompared 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, Ayda was ranked #169 and Blaithin #169 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2017, Ayda was ranked #430 and Blaithin #219 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2013, Ayda was ranked #750 and Blaithin #4739 among girls in England and Wales.
Ayda and Blaithin over time
Ayda and Blaithin appear together in 2 published lists, across 20 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.
Ayda reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Blaithin 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
Northern Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 2010–2024
Ayda held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Blaithin in 3.
Highest recorded here: Ayda #82 in 2020, Blaithin #169 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ayda #169, Blaithin #169.
Republic of Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 2009–2017
Ayda held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Blaithin in 9.
Highest recorded here: Ayda #359 in 2016, Blaithin #219 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Ayda #430, Blaithin #219.
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 | Ayda | Blaithin |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #148 (2025) | Northern Ireland · Girls #169 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ayda and Blaithin both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Ayda
Popularity journey
First recorded1999
First recorded at #2770 among girls in England and Wales in 1999 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2010–2024
Highest recorded position: #82 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2020 (recorded 2010–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #148 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Blaithin
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #327 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 recorded1998–2024
Highest recorded position: #169 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2024 (recorded 1998–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #169 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2024.
Northern Ireland · Girls