Alanah vs Kotryna
Alanah and Kotrynacompared 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 2012, Alanah was ranked #768 and Kotryna #907 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Alanah was ranked #1469 and Kotryna #5687 among girls in England and Wales.
Alanah and Kotryna over time
Alanah and Kotryna appear together in 1 published list, across 18 years of shared records. Alanah held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kotryna in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Alanah reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Kotryna 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 · Girls18 shared years, 2005–2023
Alanah held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Kotryna in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alanah #736 in 2005, Kotryna #2187 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Alanah #1469, Kotryna #5687.
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 | Kotryna |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #2440 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #5687 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alanah and Kotryna 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
Kotryna
Popularity journey
First recorded2005
First recorded at #2247 among girls in England and Wales in 2005 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2008–2015
Highest recorded position: #539 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2009 (recorded 2008–2015).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #5687 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Girls