Alanis vs Ceara
Alanis and Cearacompared 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 1997, Alanis was ranked #358 and Ceara #314 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2010, Alanis was ranked #2843 and Ceara #5707 among girls in England and Wales.
Alanis and Ceara over time
Alanis and Ceara appear together in 1 published list, across 13 years of shared records. Alanis held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ceara in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Alanis reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ceara 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Alanis #658 in 1997, Ceara #900 in 1999.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls13 shared years, 1996–2010
Alanis held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Ceara in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alanis #658 in 1997, Ceara #900 in 1999.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2010: Alanis #2843, Ceara #5707.
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 | Alanis | Ceara |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #3318 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #5707 (2010) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alanis has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Ceara.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR.
How each name got here
Alanis
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #736 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 #3318 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Ceara
Popularity journey
First recorded1975
First recorded at #379 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1975 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2008
Highest recorded position: #314 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 1997 (recorded 1997–2008).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2010
Most recently recorded at #5707 among girls in England and Wales, in 2010.
England and Wales · Girls