Aleksandra vs Laragh
Aleksandra and Laraghcompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2009, Aleksandra was ranked #309 and Laragh #364 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Aleksandra was ranked #556 and Laragh #631 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Aleksandra and Laragh over time
Aleksandra and Laragh appear together in 1 published list, across 19 years of shared records. Aleksandra held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Laragh in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Aleksandra reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Laragh 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
Aleksandra and Laragh changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 2005 and 2024, ending at #556 and #631.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls19 shared years, 2005–2024
Aleksandra held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Laragh in 2.
Highest recorded here: Aleksandra #113 in 2011, Laragh #336 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aleksandra #556, Laragh #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 | Aleksandra | Laragh |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #287 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #631 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 64/100 | 80/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aleksandra has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Laragh.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Aleksandra
Popularity journey
First recorded1962
First recorded at #482 among girls in Norway in 1962 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded2005–2025
Highest recorded position: #113 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2011 (recorded 2005–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #287 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Laragh
Popularity journey
First recorded1986
First recorded at #521 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1986 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1986–2024
Highest recorded position: #336 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2018 (recorded 1986–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #631 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2024.
Republic of Ireland · Girls