Ailish
Girl · AY-lish · Hebrew
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Ailish is a girls' name of Hebrew origin, meaning “my God is an oath”. In 2025 it ranked 1,868th for girls in the UK (16 babies) and 10,913th for girls in the US (8 babies).
What does Ailish mean?
Hebrew: anglicised Irish Eilis, a form of Elizabeth
“my God is an oath”
Eilis is the Irish form of Elizabeth, the name of John the Baptist's mother in the Bible.
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Is Ailish a girl's or a boy's name?
Ailish is a girls' name. In 2025, it was given to 16 girls in the UK and 8 girls in the US. Too few boys were given it to be listed.
How popular is Ailish in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- #1,868among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 16about 1 in 17,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Risingup 26% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 16 girls in the UK were named Ailish, making it the 1,868th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,009th. Its busiest year was 1997, with 54 girls.
Half of all the girls named Ailish in the UK since 1996 were born between 1999 and 2015. It was already well used in 1996, when the records begin, so earlier girls aren't counted.
In 2025, 23 girls in the UK were given Ailish or a name that sounds the same. With every name's spellings counted this way, that ranks #1,236, up from #1,868 for this spelling alone.
- Ailish 16
- Eilis 7
Among girls in 2025, it was 3,704th in England and Wales and 324th in Scotland.
Ailish in the UK, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 16 | #1,868 |
| 2024 | 19 | #1,662 |
| 2023 | 14 | #2,070 |
| 2022 | 12 | #2,277 |
| 2021 | 14 | #2,069 |
| 2020 | 8 | #3,009 |
| 2019 | 12 | #2,275 |
| 2018 | 19 | #1,678 |
| 2017 | 22 | #1,541 |
| 2016 | 14 | #2,111 |
| 2015 | 8 | #3,114 |
| 2014 | 14 | #2,076 |
| 2013 | 19 | #1,662 |
| 2012 | 21 | #1,579 |
| 2011 | 17 | #1,755 |
| 2010 | 14 | #2,004 |
| 2009 | 12 | #2,153 |
| 2008 | 15 | #1,840 |
| 2007 | 13 | #1,964 |
| 2006 | 14 | #1,764 |
| 2005 | 18 | #1,382 |
| 2004 | 19 | #1,293 |
| 2003 | 19 | #1,263 |
| 2002 | 24 | #1,016 |
| 2001 | 30 | #857 |
| 2000 | 25 | #954 |
| 1999 | 31 | #803 |
| 1998 | 41 | #668 |
| 1997 | 54 | #551 |
| 1996 | 53 | #541 |
How popular is Ailish in the US?
- Rank in 2025
- #10,913among girls
- Babies in 2025
- 8about 1 in 200,000 girls
- Five-year trend
- Fallingdown 55% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1%chance among 15 girls
In 2025, 8 girls in the US were named Ailish, making it the 10,913th most popular name for girls. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 6,079th. Its busiest year was 2016, with 38 girls. It first appears in the records in 1991.
2025 had fewer girls named Ailish than any year since 1995.
Half of all the girls named Ailish in the US since 1880 were born between 2002 and 2016, the years shaded on the chart below.
Ailish in the US, year by year
| Year | Girls | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8 | #10,913 |
| 2024 | 11 | #8,941 |
| 2023 | 10 | #9,611 |
| 2022 | 16 | #6,979 |
| 2021 | 19 | #6,170 |
| 2020 | 19 | #6,079 |
| 2019 | 22 | #5,608 |
| 2018 | 23 | #5,450 |
| 2017 | 34 | #4,219 |
| 2016 | 38 | #3,923 |
| 2015 | 11 | #9,476 |
| 2014 | 20 | #6,205 |
| 2013 | 18 | #6,725 |
| 2012 | 21 | #6,107 |
| 2011 | 25 | #5,356 |
| 2010 | 23 | #5,769 |
| 2009 | 22 | #6,088 |
| 2008 | 22 | #6,127 |
| 2007 | 23 | #5,891 |
| 2006 | 27 | #5,085 |
| 2005 | 24 | #5,261 |
| 2004 | 20 | #5,965 |
| 2003 | 31 | #4,216 |
| 2002 | 19 | #5,892 |
| 2001 | 22 | #5,169 |
| 2000 | 23 | #4,976 |
| 1999 | 25 | #4,440 |
| 1998 | 14 | #6,714 |
| 1997 | 20 | #5,006 |
| 1996 | 14 | #6,387 |
| 1995 | 7 | #10,509 |
| 1994 | 7 | #10,563 |
| 1993 | 11 | #7,491 |
| 1992 | 0 | – |
| 1991 | 6 | #11,501 |
Names like Ailish
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
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