Isla vs Yana

Isla and Yanacompared 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.

England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Isla was ranked #4 and Yana #1097 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Isla was ranked #13 and Yana #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Isla and Yana over time

Isla and Yana appear together in 1 published list, across 42 years of shared records. Isla held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Yana in 0.

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

Isla reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Yana 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.

Longest-running competitions
Isla and Yana were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 42 years, from 1996 to 2024, ending at #4 and #1097.

List by list

England and Wales · Girls42 shared years, 1996–2024
Isla held the stronger position in 42 of those years, Yana in 0.
Highest recorded here: Isla #3 in 2014, Yana #983 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Isla #4, Yana #1097.

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 Isla

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

Isla vs Ada
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Isla #1 in 2023, Ada #35 in 2023.
Isla · Ada · 11 shared years, 2013–2024 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2023 Northern Ireland ranking
Isla vs Alice
Both reached their highest recorded position in New Zealand · Girls within 2 years — Isla #1 in 2020, Alice #31 in 2018.
Isla · Alice · 20 shared years, 2004–2023 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2020 New Zealand ranking
Isla vs Annie
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Isla #1 in 2023, Annie #8 in 2022.
Isla · Annie · 21 shared years, 2004–2024 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2023 Northern Ireland ranking
Isla vs Aoife
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Isla #1 in 2023, Aoife #4 in 2024.
Isla · Aoife · 21 shared years, 2004–2024 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2024 Northern Ireland ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Isla, Yana
Field	Isla	Yana
Record type	Editorially researched profile	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	female	female
Meaning	A Scottish place name; not generally treated as having a separate lexical 'meaning' beyond the river/place it names.	Not yet recorded
Origin	Scottish	Not yet recorded
Pronunciation	/ˈaɪlə/	Not yet recorded
Syllables	2	2
Common variants / nicknames	Islay	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ	GB-ENW, IE
Most recent popularity observation	New South Wales, Australia · Girls #4 (2025)	Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	90/100	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	95/100	95/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	60/100
Data Confidence	high	medium

What the data shows

Isla has a recorded origin (Scottish); Yana does not have one recorded yet.
Isla and Yana both have 2 syllables.
A meaning is recorded for Isla; Yana doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
The available evidence gives Isla a "high" Data Confidence level and Yana a "medium" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.

How each name got here

Isla

Popularity journey

First recorded1979
First recorded at #467 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1979 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2008–2025
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2023 (recorded 2008–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #4 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls

Yana

Popularity journey

First recorded1996
First recorded at #2683 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 recorded2002–2025
Highest recorded position: #443 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2002 (recorded 2002–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls