Aisling

femaleStatistical record

What official birth registration shows about Aisling: which national registrars published it, in which years, and how its recorded position changed.

No researched meaning, origin or pronunciation yet — what that means.

Aisling: Recorded every year since 1964, it reached #8 in 1991, and it stood at #180 in 2025.

3registrars recorded it
117times a registrar ranked it
62years from first to last
#8highest recorded position
28groupings it qualifies for
22names it appears alongside

What stands out in Aisling's record

Ranked every year since 1964, without a single year missing. Names by continuity of record
Held a top-100 place for 52 years running. Names by top-100 run
Appears alongside 22 other names across 7 kinds of recorded relationship. All recorded relationships
Shares a published list with another name across 62 years. Longest shared records

Region

Falling

among girls in England and Wales · 1996–2024

View as table

England and Wales · Girls rank by year
Year	Rank
1996	#440
1997	#496
1998	#391
1999	#410
2000	#443
2001	#514
2002	#513
2003	#637
2004	#866
2005	#657
2006	#1004
2007	#1196
2008	#1718
2009	#1287
2010	#1520
2011	#1665
2012	#1150
2013	#1864
2014	#1966
2015	#1362
2016	#1416
2017	#1681
2018	#2340
2019	#1634
2020	#1556
2021	#1569
2022	#1621
2023	#2504
2024	#2000

VerifiedSource: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales.Confidence: high.

See all England and Wales names · Source: Office for National Statistics — Baby Names in England and Wales

What the data shows

FallingEngland and Wales · Girls

Recorded in official data among girls in Republic of Ireland in every year from 1964 to 2025.

In 2024: #154 among girls in Republic of Ireland, #2000 among girls in England and Wales.

Official data from 3 national registrars across 3 regions, 1964–2025 · Office for National Statistics. Data sources

Popularity journey

First recorded1964
First recorded at #154 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 recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #8 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1991 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #180 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls

Aisling appears in 3 of the published lists Namewise holds. The longest record is Republic of Ireland · Girls, which has ranked it in 62 years beginning in 1964, and has registered 12,340 births with the name.

Aisling across 3 official records

Each registrar publishes its own list, so these figures are read down a row, never across one. A position in one country is not comparable with a position in another, and Namewise never combines them into a single ranking. The birth counts do not compare across rows either, for a different reason: England and Wales registers roughly thirty times as many births a year as Northern Ireland, so a larger total says which registrar recorded it as much as how widely the name was given.

Aisling's first, highest and most recent recorded position in each official list, with the number of births each registrar registered with the name and its largest single year
Published list	First recorded	Highest	Most recent	Years recorded	Births registered	Most in one year
Republic of Ireland · Girls	#154 (1964)	#8 (1991)	#180 (2025)	62 of 62	12,340 (1964–2025)	471 (1990)
England and Wales · Girls	#440 (1996)	#391 (1998)	#2000 (2024)	29 of 29	947 (1996–2024)	81 (1998)
Northern Ireland · Girls	#70 (1997)	#60 (1998)	#418 (2022)	26 of 26	415 (1997–2022)	38 (1997)

Aisling by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Births registered with the name in each decade of this one list, with the number of years the list covers in that decade. Bars are scaled on births a year, which is the figure that compares between decades — a decade the list only partly covers has a smaller total without being a quieter decade. Figures belong to this registrar alone and do not carry to another.

Births registered with Aisling in Republic of Ireland · Girls, by decade, with years covered and the average per year
Decade	Births registered	Years covered	A year
1960s	350	6 of 10	58
1970s	1,903	10 of 10	190
1980s	3,161	10 of 10	316
1990sbusiest	3,493	10 of 10	349
2000s	2,088	10 of 10	209
2010s	1,144	10 of 10	114
2020s	201	6 of 10	34

Across Republic of Ireland · Girls, the 1990s were its busiest decade, averaging 349 births a year.

Its sharpest single-year move came between 1989 and 1990, when recorded births rose by 96, from 375 to 471.

See the names Republic of Irelandhas recorded the most births with →

Aisling appears in

Groupings this name qualifies for under their own stated rules, from the same official statistics shown above.

Popularity data

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1964 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #8 in Republic of Ireland in 1991.

Aisling's recorded popularity observations by year, region and administrative category, including rank, registered births, source confidence and when each region's data was last reviewed.
Year	Region	Category	Rank	Births registered	Confidence	Status
2024	England and Wales	female	#2000	14	High	Verified
2023	England and Wales	female	#2504	10	High	Verified
2022	England and Wales	female	#1621	18	High	Verified
2021	England and Wales	female	#1569	19	High	Verified
2020	England and Wales	female	#1556	19	High	Verified
2019	England and Wales	female	#1634	18	High	Verified
2018	England and Wales	female	#2340	11	High	Verified
2017	England and Wales	female	#1681	18	High	Verified
2016	England and Wales	female	#1416	23	High	Verified
2015	England and Wales	female	#1362	24	High	Verified
2014	England and Wales	female	#1966	14	High	Verified
2013	England and Wales	female	#1864	15	High	Verified
2012	England and Wales	female	#1150	29	High	Verified
2011	England and Wales	female	#1665	17	High	Verified
2010	England and Wales	female	#1520	19	High	Verified
2009	England and Wales	female	#1287	23	High	Verified
2008	England and Wales	female	#1718	15	High	Verified
2007	England and Wales	female	#1196	23	High	Verified
2006	England and Wales	female	#1004	28	High	Verified
2005	England and Wales	female	#657	47	High	Verified
2004	England and Wales	female	#866	31	High	Verified
2003	England and Wales	female	#637	45	High	Verified
2002	England and Wales	female	#513	58	High	Verified
2001	England and Wales	female	#514	56	High	Verified
2000	England and Wales	female	#443	69	High	Verified
1999	England and Wales	female	#410	77	High	Verified
1998	England and Wales	female	#391	81	High	Verified
1997	England and Wales	female	#496	56	High	Verified
1996	England and Wales	female	#440	70	High	Verified
2022	Northern Ireland	female	#418	3	High	Verified
2021	Northern Ireland	female	#298	5	High	Verified
2020	Northern Ireland	female	#281	5	High	Verified
2019	Northern Ireland	female	#424	3	High	Verified
2018	Northern Ireland	female	#238	7	High	Verified
2017	Northern Ireland	female	#296	5	High	Verified
2016	Northern Ireland	female	#276	6	High	Verified
2015	Northern Ireland	female	#188	11	High	Verified
2014	Northern Ireland	female	#205	9	High	Verified
2013	Northern Ireland	female	#167	12	High	Verified
2012	Northern Ireland	female	#163	12	High	Verified
2011	Northern Ireland	female	#224	8	High	Verified
2010	Northern Ireland	female	#116	21	High	Verified
2009	Northern Ireland	female	#144	14	High	Verified
2008	Northern Ireland	female	#157	13	High	Verified
2007	Northern Ireland	female	#162	13	High	Verified
2006	Northern Ireland	female	#121	17	High	Verified
2005	Northern Ireland	female	#109	18	High	Verified
2004	Northern Ireland	female	#97	19	High	Verified
2003	Northern Ireland	female	#79	25	High	Verified
2002	Northern Ireland	female	#67	33	High	Verified
2001	Northern Ireland	female	#78	28	High	Verified
2000	Northern Ireland	female	#100	20	High	Verified
1999	Northern Ireland	female	#66	32	High	Verified
1998	Northern Ireland	female	#60	38	High	Verified
1997	Northern Ireland	female	#70	38	High	Verified
2025	Republic of Ireland	female	#180	26	High	Verified
2024	Republic of Ireland	female	#154	30	High	Verified
2023	Republic of Ireland	female	#159	30	High	Verified
2022	Republic of Ireland	female	#124	42	High	Verified
2021	Republic of Ireland	female	#136	37	High	Verified
2020	Republic of Ireland	female	#138	36	High	Verified
2019	Republic of Ireland	female	#94	61	High	Verified
2018	Republic of Ireland	female	#96	62	High	Verified
2017	Republic of Ireland	female	#86	67	High	Verified
2016	Republic of Ireland	female	#77	84	High	Verified
2015	Republic of Ireland	female	#81	80	High	Verified
2014	Republic of Ireland	female	#55	124	High	Verified
2013	Republic of Ireland	female	#51	132	High	Verified
2012	Republic of Ireland	female	#42	165	High	Verified
2011	Republic of Ireland	female	#41	183	High	Verified
2010	Republic of Ireland	female	#41	186	High	Verified
2009	Republic of Ireland	female	#45	170	High	Verified
2008	Republic of Ireland	female	#41	190	High	Verified
2007	Republic of Ireland	female	#36	209	High	Verified
2006	Republic of Ireland	female	#28	224	High	Verified
2005	Republic of Ireland	female	#31	204	High	Verified
2004	Republic of Ireland	female	#29	217	High	Verified
2003	Republic of Ireland	female	#29	203	High	Verified
2002	Republic of Ireland	female	#27	210	High	Verified
2001	Republic of Ireland	female	#23	248	High	Verified
2000	Republic of Ireland	female	#25	213	High	Verified
1999	Republic of Ireland	female	#25	209	High	Verified
1998	Republic of Ireland	female	#21	212	High	Verified
1997	Republic of Ireland	female	#18	306	High	Verified
1996	Republic of Ireland	female	#17	336	High	Verified
1995	Republic of Ireland	female	#15	342	High	Verified
1994	Republic of Ireland	female	#13	348	High	Verified
1993	Republic of Ireland	female	#11	386	High	Verified
1992	Republic of Ireland	female	#10	432	High	Verified
1991	Republic of Ireland	female	#8	451	High	Verified
1990	Republic of Ireland	female	#9	471	High	Verified
1989	Republic of Ireland	female	#13	375	High	Verified
1988	Republic of Ireland	female	#16	340	High	Verified
1987	Republic of Ireland	female	#14	371	High	Verified
1986	Republic of Ireland	female	#18	337	High	Verified
1985	Republic of Ireland	female	#18	347	High	Verified
1984	Republic of Ireland	female	#19	311	High	Verified
1983	Republic of Ireland	female	#31	256	High	Verified
1982	Republic of Ireland	female	#31	281	High	Verified
1981	Republic of Ireland	female	#32	285	High	Verified
1980	Republic of Ireland	female	#40	258	High	Verified
1979	Republic of Ireland	female	#37	270	High	Verified
1978	Republic of Ireland	female	#44	222	High	Verified
1977	Republic of Ireland	female	#47	197	High	Verified
1976	Republic of Ireland	female	#49	182	High	Verified
1975	Republic of Ireland	female	#43	209	High	Verified
1974	Republic of Ireland	female	#52	171	High	Verified
1973	Republic of Ireland	female	#44	202	High	Verified
1972	Republic of Ireland	female	#48	180	High	Verified
1971	Republic of Ireland	female	#58	153	High	Verified
1970	Republic of Ireland	female	#71	117	High	Verified
1969	Republic of Ireland	female	#94	79	High	Verified
1968	Republic of Ireland	female	#87	78	High	Verified
1967	Republic of Ireland	female	#107	58	High	Verified
1966	Republic of Ireland	female	#100	63	High	Verified
1965	Republic of Ireland	female	#121	48	High	Verified
1964	Republic of Ireland	female	#154	24	High	Verified

England and Wales hub — collected by Office for National Statistics
Northern Ireland hub — collected by NISRA
Republic of Ireland hub — collected by CSO Ireland

See methodology and data sources for how popularity data is collected and what "confidence" means.

What the record shows

Recorded by 3 registrars between 1964 and 2025, ranked in 62 years of that period.

Its highest recorded position is #8, first reached in 1991.

It held a top-100 place in 53 years, 52 of them consecutive.

Its largest count from any one registrar is 471 births, registered in Republic of Ireland in 1990.

1 registrar ranked it inside their own top 10.

A second registrar first ranked it in 1996, and 33 years separate the first registrar to record it from the last.

Every figure here is counted from the seven official registrars Namewise holds. A position is only ever a place within the list that published it, and a record that thins or stops is a fact about what registrars printed — never about how many children received the name.

Where to go next

Records with a comparable body of evidence, so the catalogue can be read outward from this one. Each group states the rule it was selected by.

Next in the catalogue

The records either side of this one alphabetically.

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Aislin · #351, 12y
Aislinn · #126, 56y
Aisosa · #3040, 12y

A comparable record

Records held by the same 3 registrars, over a similar number of ranked years, whose highest position is closest to this one. A similar body of evidence — never a claim that the names themselves are alike.

Geraldine · #7, 58y
Shauna · #6, 60y
Karoline · #5, 64y
Selma · #5, 67y

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Records whose earliest ranking in Namewise's registrar data also falls between 1960 and 1969.

Danielle · #8, 59y
Hazel · #8, 62y
Isaac · #8, 52y
Jamie · #8, 61y

Comparisons involving Aisling

Existing comparison pages where Aisling and another name were ranked in the same published list, in the same years, on the same scale. Each has its own evidence; none of them says the names are alike.

Longest shared records

Names ranked alongside Aisling in the same published list across at least 25 years.

Charlotte vs Aisling
In 1997 they stood at #72 and #70 in Northern Ireland · Girls, 2 places apart; by 2022 they were #13 and #418.
Charlotte · Aisling · 26 shared years, 1997–2022 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2022 Northern Ireland ranking
Georgia vs Aisling
In 1997 they stood at #70 and #70 in Northern Ireland · Girls, 0 places apart; by 2022 they were #40 and #418.
Georgia · Aisling · 26 shared years, 1997–2022 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2022 Northern Ireland ranking
Aisling vs Alice
In 1997 they stood at #70 and #63 in Northern Ireland · Girls, 7 places apart; by 2022 they were #418 and #56.
Aisling · Alice · 26 shared years, 1997–2022 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2022 Northern Ireland ranking

Order changes

Pairs where Aisling and another name exchanged position in a published list, taken as the final meaningful change.

Sinead vs Aisling
In 1991, Aisling moved ahead of Sinead in Republic of Ireland · Girls — #4 and #9 the year before became #11 and #8.
Sinead · Aisling · 58 shared years, 1964–2022 · One moved ahead of the other
See the 1991 Republic of Ireland ranking
Freya vs Aisling
In Republic of Ireland · Girls, Freya moved into the top 50 at #38 in 2013 as Aisling fell out of it to #51, having been #42 the year before.
Freya · Aisling · 34 shared years, 1987–2025 · One took the other's place near the top
See the 2013 Republic of Ireland ranking

Compared inside Republic of Ireland lists

Pairs involving Aisling measured in Republic of Ireland's own published lists — the registrar that recorded Aisling at its highest position.

Aisling vs Cara
Over 60 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Cara rose about as far as Aisling fell — from #100 and #344 in 1966 to #180 and #52 in 2025.
Aisling · Cara · 60 shared years, 1966–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Republic of Ireland ranking
Jessica vs Aisling
Over 60 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Jessica rose about as far as Aisling fell — from #380 and #100 in 1966 to #141 and #180 in 2025.
Jessica · Aisling · 60 shared years, 1966–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Republic of Ireland ranking
Aisling vs Lara
Over 58 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Lara rose about as far as Aisling fell — from #87 and #401 in 1968 to #180 and #102 in 2025.
Aisling · Lara · 58 shared years, 1968–2025 · Mirrored each other
See the 2025 Republic of Ireland ranking

Republic of Ireland overview→

Aisling was ranked #8 in Republic of Ireland · Girls in 1991. These are the names immediately either side of it on that published list — a fact about the registrar's own output, not a similarity judgement.

Aisling and the names beside it

Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale, in the same year, by the same registrar — so these are positions that genuinely passed each other, not a similarity judgement. Drawn from the 2,573 names with a recorded popularity standing (common, familiar, uncommon), so a name outside that set could have passed Aisling without appearing here.

Aisling moved ahead of

Kirsten Compare
In 2018 they stood at #2340 and #1977 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2019 that had become #1634 and #5591.
Katrina Compare
In 2023 they stood at #2504 and #2504 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2024 that had become #2000 and #4192.
Sinead Compare
In 2023 they stood at #2504 and #1705 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2024 that had become #2000 and #3695.
Tyler Compare
In 2011 they stood at #1665 and #1665 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2012 that had become #1150 and #2521.

Moved ahead of Aisling

Arlo Compare
In 2022 they stood at #1621 and #1849 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2023 that had become #2504 and #1469.
Frida Compare
In 2012 they stood at #1150 and #1210 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2013 that had become #1864 and #925.
Fiadh Compare
In 2017 they stood at #1681 and #2502 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2018 that had become #2340 and #1436.
Marianne Compare
In 2022 they stood at #1621 and #1685 in England and Wales · Girls; by 2023 that had become #2504 and #1705.

Moved the opposite way to Aisling

Amy Compare
Between 1965 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Aisling went from #121 to #180 while Amy went from #262 to #138.
Caoimhe Compare
Between 1966 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Aisling went from #100 to #180 while Caoimhe went from #380 to #31.
Jessica Compare
Between 1966 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Aisling went from #100 to #180 while Jessica went from #380 to #141.
Leah Compare
Between 1966 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Aisling went from #100 to #180 while Leah went from #310 to #55.

Moved the same way as Aisling

Camilla Compare
Between 1966 and 2024 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Aisling went from #100 to #154 and Camilla from #236 to #556.
May Compare
Between 1967 and 2025 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Aisling went from #107 to #180 and May from #315 to #718.
Marilyn Compare
Between 1969 and 2023 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Aisling went from #94 to #159 and Marilyn from #443 to #856.
Abigail Compare
Between 1996 and 2024 in England and Wales · Girls, Aisling went from #440 to #2000 and Abigail from #21 to #154.

What's not yet available

Meaning
Origin
Pronunciation
Nicknames and spelling variants

Absence from this list does not mean the name isn't genuinely meaningful or widely used — only that Namewise hasn't sourced and reviewed that content yet. Absence from a specific year or geography above does not prove zero use there either; official statistics only publish names above a minimum threshold.

Official popularity data is available for 3 regions, from 1964 to 2025. Highest recorded position: #8 in Republic of Ireland in 1991. Source data last verified 2026-07-21.

Aisling

Aisling at a glance

What stands out in Aisling's record

What the data shows

Popularity journey

Aisling across 3 official records

Aisling by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Aisling appears in

Popularity data

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Comparisons involving Aisling

Longest shared records

Order changes

Compared inside Republic of Ireland lists

Names published alongside Aisling

Aisling and the names beside it

Aisling moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Aisling

Moved the opposite way to Aisling

Moved the same way as Aisling

Aisling at a glance

What stands out in Aisling's record

Aisling across 3 official records

Aisling by decade in Republic of Ireland · Girls

Aisling appears in

What the record shows

Where to go next

Next in the catalogue

A comparable record

Also first recorded in the 1960s

Comparisons involving Aisling

Longest shared records

Order changes

Compared inside Republic of Ireland lists

Names published alongside Aisling

Aisling and the names beside it

Aisling moved ahead of

Moved ahead of Aisling

Moved the opposite way to Aisling

Moved the same way as Aisling