Alanah vs Larissa
Alanah and Larissacompared 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 2004, Alanah was ranked #273 and Larissa #372 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2022, Alanah was ranked #905 and Larissa #747 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Alanah was ranked #2574 and Larissa #1353 among girls in England and Wales.
Alanah and Larissa over time
Alanah and Larissa appear together in 2 published lists, across 42 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Larissa reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Alanah 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 Larissa changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1997 and 2022, ending at #905 and #747.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Alanah #672 in 1997, Larissa #478 in 1997.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Alanah held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Larissa in 28.
Highest recorded here: Alanah #672 in 1997, Larissa #478 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alanah #2574, Larissa #1353.
Republic of Ireland · Girls13 shared years, 1997–2022
Alanah held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Larissa in 2.
Highest recorded here: Alanah #289 in 2002, Larissa #394 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Alanah #905, Larissa #747.
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 | Larissa |
|---|---|---|
| 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-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #2574 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #898 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alanah and Larissa 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
Larissa
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #443 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1999–2015
Highest recorded position: #339 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2002 (recorded 1999–2015).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1353 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls