Aela vs Alba
Aela and Albacompared 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.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Aela was ranked #384 and Alba #66 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Aela was ranked #1541 and Alba #119 among girls in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2017, Aela was ranked #296 and Alba #355 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2023, Aela was ranked #625 and Alba #625 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Aela and Alba over time
Aela and Alba appear together in 2 published lists, across 33 years of shared records. Alba held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Aela in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Aela reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Alba 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.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Aela #1541 in 2024, Alba #119 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls19 shared years, 1999–2024
Aela held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Alba in 19.
Highest recorded here: Aela #1541 in 2024, Alba #119 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aela #1541, Alba #119.
Republic of Ireland · Girls14 shared years, 2005–2023
Aela held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Alba in 8.
Highest recorded here: Aela #510 in 2011, Alba #284 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Aela #625, Alba #625.
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 | Aela | Alba |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Scotland · Girls #384 (2024) | Norway · Girls #105 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aela and Alba both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Aela
Popularity journey
First recorded1999
First recorded at #3900 among girls in England and Wales in 1999 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2017–2018
Highest recorded position: #296 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2017 (recorded 2017–2018).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1541 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Alba
Popularity journey
First recorded1990
First recorded at #546 among girls in Norway in 1990 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #105 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls