Ailbe vs Alexander

Ailbe and Alexandercompared 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 · Boys
In 2024, Ailbe was ranked #4270 and Alexander #36 among boys in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Boys
In 2024, Ailbe was ranked #339 and Alexander #38 among boys in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Ailbe was ranked #676 and Alexander #55 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

Ailbe and Alexander over time

Ailbe and Alexander appear together in 2 published lists, across 30 years of shared records. Alexander held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Ailbe 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.

List by list

England and Wales · Boys17 shared years, 2007–2024
Ailbe held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Alexander in 17.
Highest recorded here: Ailbe #1124 in 2017, Alexander #19 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ailbe #4270, Alexander #36.
Republic of Ireland · Boys13 shared years, 1967–2025
Ailbe held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Alexander in 13.
Highest recorded here: Ailbe #265 in 1967, Alexander #31 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ailbe #676, Alexander #55.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Alexander

Pairs where Alexander shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Alexander vs Garry
In 1964 they stood at #116 and #114 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, 2 places apart; by 2009 they were #50 and #701.
Alexander · Garry · 45 shared years, 1964–2009 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2009 Republic of Ireland ranking
Alexander vs Roger
In 1964 they stood at #116 and #113 in Republic of Ireland · Boys, 3 places apart; by 2021 they were #43 and #631.
Alexander · Roger · 41 shared years, 1964–2021 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2021 Republic of Ireland ranking
Craig vs Alexander
In 1997 they stood at #68 and #60 in Northern Ireland · Boys, 8 places apart; by 2015 they were #415 and #46.
Craig · Alexander · 17 shared years, 1997–2015 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2015 Northern Ireland ranking
Alexander vs Steven
In 1997 they stood at #60 and #59 in Northern Ireland · Boys, 1 places apart; by 2022 they were #47 and #414.
Alexander · Steven · 24 shared years, 1997–2022 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2022 Northern Ireland ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Ailbe, Alexander
Field	Ailbe	Alexander
Record type	Official statistical record (evidence-only)	Editorially researched profile
Gender usage	male	male
Meaning	Not yet recorded	Commonly interpreted as 'defender of men' or 'protector of the people'.
Origin	Not yet recorded	Greek
Pronunciation	Not yet recorded	/ˌælɪɡˈzændər/
Syllables	2	4
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Alex, Xander, Sasha, Alessandro
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Boys #676 (2025)	United Kingdom #11 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	65/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	94/100	70/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	high

What the data shows

Alexander has a recorded origin (Greek); Ailbe does not have one recorded yet.
Ailbe has 2 syllables, compared with 4 for Alexander.
A meaning is recorded for Alexander; Ailbe doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
The available evidence gives Ailbe a "medium" Data Confidence level and Alexander a "high" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.

How each name got here

Ailbe

Popularity journey

First recorded1967
First recorded at #265 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1967–2025
Highest recorded position: #265 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1967 (recorded 1967–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #676 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys

Alexander

Popularity journey

First recorded1948
First recorded at #320 among boys in Norway in 1948 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1952–2025
Highest recorded position: #8 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2014 (recorded 1952–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #22 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys