Alba vs Lucja
Alba and Lucjacompared 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 2024, Alba was ranked #119 and Lucja #2411 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2020, Alba was ranked #375 and Lucja #700 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Alba and Lucja over time
Alba and Lucja appear together in 2 published lists, across 28 years of shared records. Alba held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Lucja 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.
Lucja reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 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 · Girls18 shared years, 2006–2024
Alba held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Lucja in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alba #119 in 2024, Lucja #1343 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alba #119, Lucja #2411.
Republic of Ireland · Girls10 shared years, 2008–2020
Alba held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Lucja in 3.
Highest recorded here: Alba #301 in 2017, Lucja #587 in 2013.
The order changed in 2015: Alba moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #876 and #661; by 2015 that had become #494 and #896.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Alba #375, Lucja #700.
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 | Lucja |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #105 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #2411 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alba and Lucja both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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 #105 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Lucja
Popularity journey
First recorded2006
First recorded at #3548 among girls in England and Wales in 2006 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2008–2020
Highest recorded position: #587 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2013 (recorded 2008–2020).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2411 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls