Alanah vs Kalina
Alanah and Kalinacompared 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 2014, Alanah was ranked #876 and Kalina #661 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Alanah was ranked #2440 and Kalina #2278 among girls in England and Wales.
Alanah and Kalina over time
Alanah and Kalina appear together in 1 published list, across 23 years of shared records. Alanah held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kalina in 0.
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.
Alanah reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Kalina 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.
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 Kalina changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2025, ending at #2440 and #2278.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls23 shared years, 1996–2025
Alanah held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Kalina in 9.
Highest recorded here: Alanah #736 in 2005, Kalina #1142 in 2016.
The order changed in 2024: Kalina moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #1469 and #1705; by 2024 that had become #2574 and #1672.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alanah #2440, Kalina #2278.
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 | Kalina |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #2440 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #2278 (2025) |
| 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 Kalina both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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 recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2440 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Kalina
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #3126 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2008–2023
Highest recorded position: #444 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2010 (recorded 2008–2023).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2278 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls