Alanah vs Star
Alanah and Starcompared 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 2010, Alanah was ranked #430 and Star #430 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Alanah was ranked #2574 and Star #1262 among girls in England and Wales.
Alanah and Star over time
Alanah and Star appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Star held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Alanah 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 Star 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 · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Alanah held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Star in 19.
Highest recorded here: Alanah #672 in 1997, Star #632 in 2008.
The order changed in 2006: Star moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #736 and #916; by 2006 that had become #958 and #909.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alanah #2574, Star #1262.
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 | Star |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #2574 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #1262 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alanah has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Star.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR.
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
Star
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1031 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
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1262 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls