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Alessia vs Marcelina

Alessia and Marcelinacompared 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 2025, Alessia was ranked #286 and Marcelina #1719 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2021, Alessia was ranked #350 and Marcelina #446 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2022, Alessia was ranked #458 and Marcelina #747 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Alessia and Marcelina over time

Alessia and Marcelina appear together in 2 published lists, across 31 years of shared records. Alessia held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Marcelina 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

    Alessia and Marcelina changed places 6 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 2008 and 2022, ending at #458 and #747.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls19 shared years, 20072025

    Alessia held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Marcelina in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Alessia #249 in 2023, Marcelina #861 in 2016.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Alessia #286, Marcelina #1719.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls12 shared years, 20082022

    Alessia held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Marcelina in 4.

    Highest recorded here: Alessia #340 in 2011, Marcelina #395 in 2019.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2022: Alessia #458, Marcelina #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

Side-by-side comparison of Alessia, Marcelina
FieldAlessiaMarcelina
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables34
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IEGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #286 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10070/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Alessia has 3 syllables, compared with 4 for Marcelina.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Alessia

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #1434 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

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #249 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #286 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Marcelina

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2007

    First recorded at #2627 among girls in England and Wales in 2007 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2008–2025

    Highest recorded position: #395 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2019 (recorded 2008–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1719 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls