Alanna vs Jane

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 2025, Alanna was ranked #294 and Jane #213 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2024, Alanna was ranked #253 and Jane #288 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2024, Alanna was ranked #708 and Jane #1160 among girls in England and Wales.

Alanna and Jane over time

Alanna and Jane appear together in 3 published lists, across 103 years of shared records. Alanna held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Jane in 1.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Jane reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Alanna 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

• Republic of Ireland · Girls48 shared years, 1973–2025

  Alanna held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Jane in 33.

  Highest recorded here: Alanna #66 in 2003, Jane #62 in 1997.

  The order between them never changed and held in this list.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Alanna #294, Jane #213.

• England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024

  Alanna held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Jane in 6.

  Highest recorded here: Alanna #435 in 2005, Jane #316 in 1996.

  The order changed in 2002: Alanna moved ahead. In 2001 they stood at #685 and #435; by 2002 that had become #463 and #540.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Alanna #708, Jane #1160.

• Northern Ireland · Girls26 shared years, 1997–2024

  Alanna held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Jane in 9.

  Highest recorded here: Alanna #91 in 2007, Jane #80 in 2000.

  The order changed in 2024: Alanna moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #418 and #218; by 2024 that had become #253 and #288.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Alanna #253, Jane #288.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Side by side

How each name got here