Alanah vs Denise
Alanah and Denisecompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2002, Alanah was ranked #339 and Denise #339 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2017, Alanah was ranked #873 and Denise #734 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Alanah was ranked #2574 and Denise #4843 among girls in England and Wales.
Alanah and Denise over time
Alanah and Denise appear together in 2 published lists, across 50 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Alanah and Denise changed places 9 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #2574 and #4843.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Alanah #672 in 1997, Denise #664 in 1998.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Alanah held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Denise in 3.
Highest recorded here: Alanah #672 in 1997, Denise #664 in 1998.
The order changed in 2020: Alanah moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #2040 and #2040; by 2020 that had become #1939 and #4535.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alanah #2574, Denise #4843.
Republic of Ireland · Girls21 shared years, 1992–2017
Alanah held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Denise in 12.
Highest recorded here: Alanah #225 in 2001, Denise #61 in 1992.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Alanah #873, Denise #734.
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 | Alanah | Denise |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #2574 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #4843 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alanah and Denise both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Alanah
Popularity journey
First recorded1992
First recorded at #523 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1992 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1992–2022
Highest recorded position: #225 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2001 (recorded 1992–2022).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2574 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Denise
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #24 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1969
Highest recorded position: #22 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1953 (recorded 1952–1969).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls