Gender:
Origin:
Gaelic
24 famous people named Aisling found on Wikipedia.
1267 female in US.
Most recent ranking:
4213-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
2554-th in year 2002
Used in: Irish
Aisling is an Irish language feminine given name meaning "dream" or "vision" and referring to an aisling, a poetic genre that developed during the late 17th and 18th century in Irish language genre poetry. Aisling was not used as a given name before the 20th century.
There are many variant forms of the name, including Ashling, Aislin, Aislinn and Aislene. Pronunciation of the name also varies, with the most common pronunciation being ASH-ling; other forms acceptable to Irish speakers are ASH-lin and ASH-leen. Others, such as AYZ-ling, ASS-ling and AYSS-ling, do not follow the Gaelic pronunciation.
The name Aisling was the thirty-first most popular name for baby girls in Ireland in 2005. Ashlyn was the 140th most popular name for baby girls in the United States in 2006, while its variant spelling Ashlynn was ranked at 293 for baby girls in 2006 in the United States. Ashlyn is also occasionally regarded as a modern name derivation from Ashley and Lynn.
Dream or vision in Gaelic.
Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
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1 | Aisling Bea | 1984 | Irish actress, comedian and writer |
2 | Aisling Loftus | 1990 | English actress |
3 | Aisling Franciosi | 1993 | Actress |
4 | Aisling Daly | 1987 | Irish martial artist |
5 | Aisling O'Sullivan | 1968 | Irish actress |
6 | Aisling Walsh | 1963 | Irish writer and film director |
7 | Aisling O'Loughlin | 1978 | TV journalist |
8 | Aisling Friel | British model | |
9 | Aisling Brady McCarthy | ||
10 | Aisling Judge | 1991 | Indian scientist |
11 | Aisling Blake | 1981 | Irish squash player |
12 | Aisling D'Hooghe | 1994 | Belgian field hockey player |
13 | Aisling Burnand | 1964 | British businessman |
14 | Aisling Cooney | 1990 | Olympic swimmer |
15 | Aisling Cuffe | 1993 | |
16 | Aisling Diamond | Camogie player | |
17 | Aisling Stephenson | 1984 | Irish singer songwriter |
18 | Aisling Dunphy | 1992 | Camogie player |
19 | Aisling Ní Dhonnchadha | Senior Lecteurer in Modern Irish | |
20 | Aisling McLaughlin | Irish actress | |
21 | Aisling Molloy | 1964 | Irish middle-distance runner |
22 | Aisling Jarrett-Gavin | ||
23 | Aisling Williams | 1990 | |
24 | Aisling O'Leary | 1957 |