Ayda vs Paisley
Ayda and Paisleycompared 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 2025, Ayda was ranked #148 and Paisley #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Ayda was ranked #157 and Paisley #384 among girls in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Ayda was ranked #169 and Paisley #407 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Ayda was ranked #275 and Paisley #226 among girls in England and Wales.
Ayda and Paisley over time
Ayda and Paisley appear together in 2 published lists, across 27 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 1 of those lists, and Paisley 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.
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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Ayda #147 in 2020, Paisley #146 in 2020.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls18 shared years, 1999–2025
Ayda held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Paisley in 14.
Highest recorded here: Ayda #147 in 2020, Paisley #146 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ayda #275, Paisley #226.
Republic of Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 2016–2025
Ayda held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Paisley in 0.
Highest recorded here: Ayda #84 in 2022, Paisley #296 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ayda #148, Paisley #718.
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 | Paisley |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #148 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #226 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ayda and Paisley both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, 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 #275 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Paisley
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #608 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #146 among girls in England and Wales, in 2020 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #226 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls