Alba vs Ivie
Alba 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.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Alba was ranked #66 and Ivie #476 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Alba was ranked #95 and Ivie #1362 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2022, Alba was ranked #284 and Ivie #905 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2023, Alba was ranked #302 and Ivie #391 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Alba and Ivie over time
Alba and Ivie appear together in 1 published list, across 22 years of shared records. Alba 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 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.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls22 shared years, 1999–2025
Alba held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Ivie in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alba #95 in 2025, Ivie #746 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alba #95, 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
| Field | Alba | Ivie |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #95 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #1362 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alba and Ivie both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, 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
Ivie
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded2016–2023
Highest recorded position: #298 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2021 (recorded 2016–2023).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1362 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls