Agatha vs Aleksa
Agatha and Aleksacompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2019, Agatha was ranked #584 and Aleksa #3151 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2018, Agatha was ranked #734 and Aleksa #896 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Agatha and Aleksa over time
Agatha and Aleksa appear together in 1 published list, across 9 years of shared records. Agatha held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Aleksa in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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
England and Wales · Girls9 shared years, 2009–2019
Agatha held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Aleksa in 0.
Highest recorded here: Agatha #584 in 2019, Aleksa #3151 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Agatha #584, Aleksa #3151.
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 | Agatha | Aleksa |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #792 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #3151 (2019) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Agatha and Aleksa both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Agatha
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #385 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 recorded1965–2025
Highest recorded position: #380 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1966 (recorded 1965–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #792 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Aleksa
Popularity journey
First recorded2002
First recorded at #3225 among boys in England and Wales in 2002 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2013–2018
Highest recorded position: #747 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2013 (recorded 2013–2018).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2019
Most recently recorded at #3151 among girls in England and Wales, in 2019.
England and Wales · Girls