Alena vs Alia
Alena and Aliacompared 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 2021, Alena was ranked #350 and Alia #446 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2020, Alena was ranked #834 and Alia #444 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Alena was ranked #1271 and Alia #747 among girls in England and Wales.
Alena and Alia over time
Alena and Alia appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Alia held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Alena in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Alena reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Alia 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Alena and Alia were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #1271 and #747.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Alena held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Alia in 30.
Highest recorded here: Alena #928 in 2006, Alia #475 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alena #1271, Alia #747.
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 | Alena | Alia |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #1271 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #544 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alena has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Alia.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Alena
Popularity journey
First recorded1977
First recorded at #518 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1977 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2020–2021
Highest recorded position: #350 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2021 (recorded 2020–2021).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1271 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Alia
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #717 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 recorded2016–2021
Highest recorded position: #355 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2017 (recorded 2016–2021).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #747 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls