Ayla vs Emmie
Ayla and Emmiecompared 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, Ayla was ranked #39 and Emmie #141 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Ayla was ranked #39 and Emmie #160 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ayla was ranked #47 and Emmie #209 among girls in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Ayla was ranked #75 and Emmie #134 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Ayla and Emmie over time
Ayla and Emmie appear together in 3 published lists, across 60 years of shared records. Ayla held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Emmie in 0.
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
Ayla and Emmie changed places 8 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #47 and #209.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Ayla #47 in 2024, Emmie #201 in 2023.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Ayla held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Emmie in 10.
Highest recorded here: Ayla #47 in 2024, Emmie #201 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ayla #47, Emmie #209.
Republic of Ireland · Girls17 shared years, 2009–2025
Ayla held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Emmie in 1.
Highest recorded here: Ayla #39 in 2025, Emmie #141 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ayla #39, Emmie #141.
Northern Ireland · Girls14 shared years, 2011–2024
Ayla held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Emmie in 2.
Highest recorded here: Ayla #75 in 2021, Emmie #115 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ayla #75, Emmie #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.
Side by side
| Field | Ayla | Emmie |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #39 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #141 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ayla and Emmie both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Ayla
Popularity journey
First recorded1991
First recorded at #539 among girls in Norway in 1991 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded2013–2025
Highest recorded position: #39 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2022 (recorded 2013–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #43 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Emmie
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #802 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 recorded2008–2024
Highest recorded position: #115 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 2008–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #141 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls