Abina vs Alison
Abina and Alisoncompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 1989, Abina was ranked #503 and Alison #33 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2009, Abina was ranked #4564 and Alison #1022 among girls in England and Wales.
Abina and Alison over time
Abina and Alison appear together in 1 published list, across 17 years of shared records. Alison held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Abina in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Abina reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Alison in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls17 shared years, 1965–1989
Abina held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Alison in 17.
Highest recorded here: Abina #214 in 1967, Alison #33 in 1989.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1989: Abina #503, Alison #33.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Side by side
| Field | Abina | Alison |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4564 (2009) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #213 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Abina and Alison both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Abina
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #221 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1965–1989
Highest recorded position: #214 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1967 (recorded 1965–1989).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2009
Most recently recorded at #4564 among girls in England and Wales, in 2009.
England and Wales · Girls
Alison
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #76 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1996
Highest recorded position: #18 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1979 (recorded 1952–1996).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #213 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls