Alba vs Teegan
Alba and Teegancompared 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 Teegan #5891 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Alba was ranked #441 and Teegan #898 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Alba and Teegan over time
Alba and Teegan appear together in 2 published lists, across 43 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Teegan 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 Teegan changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 2005 and 2024, ending at #441 and #898.
- Mirrored each other
Over 28 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Alba rose about as far as Teegan fell — from #2683 and #2350 in 1996 to #119 and #5891 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls28 shared years, 1996–2024
Alba held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Teegan in 15.
Highest recorded here: Alba #119 in 2024, Teegan #498 in 2008.
The order changed in 2011: Alba moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #773 and #531; by 2011 that had become #665 and #681.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alba #119, Teegan #5891.
Republic of Ireland · Girls15 shared years, 2005–2024
Alba held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Teegan in 7.
Highest recorded here: Alba #284 in 2022, Teegan #354 in 2012.
The order changed in 2019: Alba moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #512 and #474; by 2019 that had become #362 and #871.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alba #441, Teegan #898.
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 | Teegan |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #898 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alba and Teegan 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
Teegan
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2350 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
Highest recorded1999–2024
Highest recorded position: #354 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2012 (recorded 1999–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls