Ailish
Girl6 letters
#483
in Ireland (2025)
#473 with spellings combined
7
babies in 2025
#138
best rank (1990)
1,064
babies since 1964
Down 9
10-year rank change
Ailish through the years
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| Year | Babies (girls) | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7 | #473 |
| 2023 | 6 | #543 |
| 2022 | 11 | #354 |
| 2021 | 7 | #510 |
| 2020 | 8 | #437 |
| 2019 | 7 | #498 |
| 2018 | 11 | #385 |
| 2017 | 11 | #368 |
| 2016 | 8 | #479 |
| 2015 | 9 | #464 |
| 2014 | 10 | #430 |
| 2013 | 11 | #401 |
| 2012 | 7 | #562 |
| 2011 | 13 | #361 |
| 2010 | 14 | #356 |
| 2009 | 13 | #359 |
| 2008 | 10 | #431 |
| 2007 | 15 | #296 |
| 2006 | 19 | #226 |
| 2005 | 9 | #372 |
| 2004 | 15 | #242 |
| 2003 | 10 | #314 |
| 2002 | 14 | #254 |
| 2001 | 14 | #238 |
| 2000 | 13 | #251 |
| 1999 | 16 | #211 |
| 1998 | 21 | #166 |
| 1997 | 23 | #193 |
| 1996 | 35 | #143 |
| 1995 | 24 | #181 |
| 1994 | 21 | #190 |
| 1993 | 29 | #159 |
| 1992 | 14 | #262 |
| 1991 | 23 | #187 |
| 1990 | 37 | #138 |
| 1989 | 20 | #203 |
| 1988 | 20 | #203 |
| 1987 | 25 | #192 |
| 1986 | 29 | #175 |
| 1985 | 29 | #181 |
| 1984 | 29 | #191 |
| 1983 | 28 | #187 |
| 1982 | 32 | #176 |
| 1981 | 42 | #159 |
| 1980 | 39 | #176 |
| 1979 | 24 | #213 |
| 1978 | 26 | #208 |
| 1977 | 24 | #209 |
| 1976 | 17 | #244 |
| 1975 | 17 | #232 |
| 1974 | 18 | #233 |
| 1973 | 16 | #248 |
| 1972 | 20 | #213 |
| 1971 | 14 | #243 |
| 1970 | 14 | #225 |
| 1969 | 13 | #237 |
| 1968 | 13 | #225 |
| 1967 | 14 | #205 |
| 1966 | 10 | #226 |
| 1965 | 12 | #215 |
| 1964 | 4 | #327 |
Source: CSO, Irish Babies' Names (VSA50, VSA60), CC BY 4.0.
We haven't written up the meaning and story of Ailish yet. The popularity figures above come straight from the CSO.
Spellings counted here
| Spelling | 2025 | All years |
|---|---|---|
| Ailish | 7 | 1,064 |
In Northern Ireland
Not in the 2025 list. Best rank #301 (1998); 12 babies since 1998.
Source: NISRA, Open Government Licence.