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Alara vs Ivie

Alara and Iviecompared 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 2023, Alara was ranked #209 and Ivie #391 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Alara was ranked #312 and Ivie #1362 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Alara was ranked #476 and Ivie #476 among girls in Scotland.

Alara and Ivie over time

Alara and Ivie appear together in 1 published list, across 22 years of shared records. Alara held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ivie in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Ivie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Alara 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 — Alara #295 in 2024, Ivie #746 in 2022.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls22 shared years, 19992025

    Alara held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Ivie in 1.

    Highest recorded here: Alara #295 in 2024, Ivie #746 in 2022.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Alara #312, Ivie #1362.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Alara, Ivie
FieldAlaraIvie
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IEGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #312 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #1362 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Alara has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Ivie.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Alara

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1997

    First recorded at #3824 among girls in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2019–2024

    Highest recorded position: #179 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2024 (recorded 2019–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #312 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Ivie

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1999

    First recorded at #3900 among girls in England and Wales in 1999 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2016–2023

    Highest recorded position: #298 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2021 (recorded 2016–2023).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1362 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls