Alanna vs Marla
Alanna and Marlacompared 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 2024, Alanna was ranked #320 and Marla #898 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Alanna was ranked #476 and Marla #476 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Alanna was ranked #816 and Marla #792 among girls in England and Wales.
Alanna and Marla over time
Alanna and Marla appear together in 1 published list, across 28 years of shared records. Alanna held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Marla 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.
Alanna reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Marla 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 · Girls28 shared years, 1996–2025
Alanna held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Marla in 3.
Highest recorded here: Alanna #435 in 2005, Marla #516 in 2024.
The order changed in 2023: Marla moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #826 and #940; by 2023 that had become #813 and #536.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alanna #816, Marla #792.
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 | Alanna | Marla |
|---|---|---|
| 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-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #294 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #792 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alanna has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Marla.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Alanna
Popularity journey
First recorded1973
First recorded at #508 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1973–2025
Highest recorded position: #66 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2003 (recorded 1973–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #816 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Marla
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2350 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 recent2025
Most recently recorded at #792 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls