Ailish
A girls’ name of Irish origin, meaning a form of Ailsa; noble; of noble kind.
Ailish by the numbers
In 2025, 6 babies in England and Wales were named Ailish. In the US, 34 were, though that figure is from 2017, the most recent full year we hold.
It is used at about the same rate on both sides of the Atlantic.
Its American peak was 38 babies in 2016, making it a 2010s name.
Spelled almost the same
Other names in the records within a letter or two of Ailish. Close spellings are not always related names, but they are usually worth seeing together.
- Ailisnoble kind; irish form of Alice22 in the US (2017)
- Aelishnoble; a form of ailís12 in the US (2017)
- Aylishnoble; a form of Ailish6 in the US (2017)
- Alishanoble, exalted; a form of Alicia113 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alisanoble kind; variant of Alice48 in England and Wales (2025)
- Aliahexalted or ascent; a respelling of Aliyah226 in the US (2017)
Other names that mean gentleness
Like Ailish, each of these has gentleness in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Leahweary; also delicate5,168 in the US (2017)
- Alicenoble, of noble kind825 in England and Wales (2025)
- Delilahdelicate, languishing1,180 in England and Wales (2025)
- Milliegentle strength; from Millicent or Amelia1,080 in England and Wales (2025)
- Alisonnoble kind; a form of Alice812 in the US (2017)
- Almanourishing, kind222 in England and Wales (2025)
Other names that mean nobility
Like Ailish, each of these has nobility in its meaning. Different names, different histories, the same idea.
- Aubreyelf ruler; noble strength6,029 in the US (2017)
- Audreynoble strength4,820 in the US (2017)
- Aaliyahhigh, exalted, of high rank4,167 in the US (2017)
- Allisonnoble natured; a form of Alison4,017 in the US (2017)
- Adelinenoble, nobility3,902 in the US (2017)
- Alicenoble, of noble kind825 in England and Wales (2025)
Names about as common as Ailish
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