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Hayley vs Paris

Hayley and Pariscompared 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.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 2004, Hayley was ranked #19 and Paris #68 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 2005, Hayley was ranked #31 and Paris #50 among girls in New Zealand.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Hayley was ranked #148 and Paris #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2021, Hayley was ranked #171 and Paris #446 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Hayley was ranked #230 and Paris #431 among girls in Scotland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Hayley was ranked #478 and Paris #983 among girls in England and Wales.

Hayley and Paris over time

Hayley and Paris appear together in 3 published lists, across 62 years of shared records. Hayley held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Paris in 0.

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

Paris reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Hayley 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.

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

    Hayley and Paris changed places 8 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2025, ending at #478 and #983.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Hayley and Paris were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #478 and #983.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 19962025

    Hayley held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Paris in 8.

    Highest recorded here: Hayley #57 in 1996, Paris #119 in 2004.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Hayley #478, Paris #983.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls23 shared years, 20002025

    Hayley held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Paris in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Hayley #109 in 2021, Paris #272 in 2004.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Hayley #148, Paris #718.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 20012021

    Hayley held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Paris in 1.

    Highest recorded here: Hayley #160 in 2010, Paris #193 in 2005.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2021: Hayley #171, Paris #446.

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 Hayley

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

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Hayley, Paris
FieldHayleyParis
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #148 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Hayley and Paris both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Hayley

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1968

    First recorded at #401 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1973–2016

    Highest recorded position: #14 among girls in New Zealand, in 1990 (recorded 1973–2016).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #478 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Paris

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #250 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

  2. Highest recorded1999–2005

    Highest recorded position: #35 among girls in New Zealand, in 2004 (recorded 1999–2005).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #983 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls