Alba vs Myla
Alba and Mylacompared 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 Myla #70 among girls in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Alba was ranked #227 and Myla #87 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Alba was ranked #119 and Myla #89 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Alba was ranked #213 and Myla #196 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Alba and Myla over time
Alba and Myla appear together in 3 published lists, across 43 years of shared records. Myla held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Alba 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.
Myla 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.
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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Alba and Myla changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 2001 and 2024, ending at #119 and #89.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Alba #213 in 2025, Myla #196 in 2025.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls23 shared years, 2001–2024
Alba held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Myla in 19.
Highest recorded here: Alba #119 in 2024, Myla #86 in 2021.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alba #119, Myla #89.
Republic of Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 2015–2025
Alba held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Myla in 7.
Highest recorded here: Alba #213 in 2025, Myla #196 in 2025.
The order changed in 2019: Myla moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #512 and #629; by 2019 that had become #362 and #325.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alba #213, Myla #196.
Northern Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 2014–2024
Alba held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Myla in 9.
Highest recorded here: Alba #227 in 2024, Myla #63 in 2020.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alba #227, Myla #87.
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 | Myla |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Norway · Girls #105 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #196 (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 Myla 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 #105 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Myla
Popularity journey
First recorded2001
First recorded at #2466 among girls in England and Wales in 2001 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2008–2024
Highest recorded position: #63 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2020 (recorded 2008–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #196 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls