Alec vs Roberto
Alec and Robertocompared 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 2021, Alec was ranked #755 and Roberto #631 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2024, Alec was ranked #945 and Roberto #2671 among boys in England and Wales.
Alec and Roberto over time
Alec and Roberto appear together in 2 published lists, across 45 years of shared records. Alec held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Roberto 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.
Roberto reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Alec 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
Alec and Roberto changed places 7 times in Republic of Ireland · Boys between 1977 and 2021, ending at #755 and #631.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Alec #262 in 1997, Roberto #481 in 1996.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024
Alec held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Roberto in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alec #262 in 1997, Roberto #481 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alec #945, Roberto #2671.
Republic of Ireland · Boys16 shared years, 1977–2021
Alec held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Roberto in 2.
Highest recorded here: Alec #267 in 1992, Roberto #269 in 1979.
The order changed in 2021: Roberto moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #352 and #764; by 2021 that had become #755 and #631.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Alec #755, Roberto #631.
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 | Roberto |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Boys #829 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #2671 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alec has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Roberto.
- 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
Roberto
Popularity journey
First recorded1956
First recorded at #435 among boys in Norway in 1956 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1974–2021
Highest recorded position: #269 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 1979 (recorded 1974–2021).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2671 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys