Alec vs Denas
Alec and Denascompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2022, Alec was ranked #454 and Denas #779 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2023, Alec was ranked #738 and Denas #3523 among boys in England and Wales.
Alec and Denas over time
Alec and Denas appear together in 2 published lists, across 27 years of shared records. Alec held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Denas in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Alec and Denas changed places 6 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 2008 and 2022, ending at #454 and #779.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys17 shared years, 2005–2023
Alec held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Denas in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alec #386 in 2007, Denas #1600 in 2011.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Alec #738, Denas #3523.
Republic of Ireland · Boys10 shared years, 2008–2022
Alec held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Denas in 3.
Highest recorded here: Alec #352 in 2019, Denas #479 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Alec #454, Denas #779.
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 | Alec | Denas |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| 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 | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #3523 (2023) |
| 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
- Alec and Denas both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Alec
Popularity journey
First recorded1971
First recorded at #257 among boys in Republic of Ireland in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Highest recorded1971–2025
Highest recorded position: #249 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1987 (recorded 1971–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #829 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Denas
Popularity journey
First recorded2005
First recorded at #3849 among boys in England and Wales in 2005 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2008–2022
Highest recorded position: #479 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2013 (recorded 2008–2022).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #3523 among boys in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Boys