Alana vs Teaghan
Alana and Teaghancompared 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 2013, Alana was ranked #193 and Teaghan #894 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2013, Alana was ranked #207 and Teaghan #5742 among girls in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2020, Alana was ranked #281 and Teaghan #397 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Alana and Teaghan over time
Alana and Teaghan appear together in 1 published list, across 8 years of shared records. Alana held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Teaghan in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Teaghan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Alana 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
England and Wales · Girls8 shared years, 2002–2013
Alana held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Teaghan in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alana #207 in 2013, Teaghan #3218 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Alana #207, Teaghan #5742.
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 | Alana | Teaghan |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #244 (2025) | Northern Ireland · Girls #397 (2020) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alana has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Teaghan.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Alana
Popularity journey
First recorded1980
First recorded at #96 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1980 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1980–1997
Highest recorded position: #49 among girls in New Zealand, in 1983 (recorded 1980–1997).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #244 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Teaghan
Popularity journey
First recorded2002
First recorded at #4137 among girls in England and Wales in 2002 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2012–2020
Highest recorded position: #383 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2012 (recorded 2012–2020).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2020
Most recently recorded at #397 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2020.
Northern Ireland · Girls