Agathe vs Alice
Agathe and Alicecompared 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 2021, Agathe was ranked #5581 and Alice #31 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Agathe was ranked #454 and Alice #182 among girls in Norway.
Agathe and Alice over time
Agathe and Alice appear together in 2 published lists, across 58 years of shared records. Alice held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Agathe in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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.
- Longest-running competitions
Agathe and Alice were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 43 years, from 1968 to 2025, ending at #454 and #182.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Agathe #2901 in 2018, Alice #17 in 2017.
List by list
Norway · Girls43 shared years, 1968–2025
Agathe held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Alice in 42.
Highest recorded here: Agathe #270 in 2006, Alice #123 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Agathe #454, Alice #182.
England and Wales · Girls15 shared years, 1996–2021
Agathe held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Alice in 15.
Highest recorded here: Agathe #2901 in 2018, Alice #17 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Agathe #5581, Alice #31.
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 | Agathe | Alice |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #454 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #41 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Agathe and Alice both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Agathe
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #524 among girls in Norway in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1968–2025
Highest recorded position: #270 among girls in Norway, in 2006 (recorded 1968–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #454 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Alice
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #292 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #17 among girls in England and Wales, in 2016 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #76 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls