Alba vs Harleigh
Alba and Harleighcompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Alba was ranked #95 and Harleigh #2138 among girls in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2017, Alba was ranked #355 and Harleigh #355 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2023, Alba was ranked #625 and Harleigh #856 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Alba was ranked #2921 and Harleigh #5119 among boys in England and Wales.
Alba and Harleigh over time
Alba and Harleigh appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Alba held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Harleigh 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.
Harleigh reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Alba 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Alba and Harleigh were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #95 and #2138.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Alba held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Harleigh in 10.
Highest recorded here: Alba #95 in 2025, Harleigh #624 in 2017.
The order changed in 2007: Alba moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #1748 and #1435; by 2007 that had become #1102 and #1443.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alba #95, Harleigh #2138.
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 | Alba | Harleigh |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | Used for both boys and girls |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #95 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #2138 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 53/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alba and Harleigh both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Alba
Popularity journey
First recorded1990
First recorded at #546 among girls in Norway in 1990 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #95 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Harleigh
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1364 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 #2138 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls