Alex vs Erika

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 · Girls

  In 2025, Alex was ranked #304 and Erika #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2023, Alex was ranked #391 and Erika #391 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2024, Alex was ranked #2253 and Erika #654 among girls in England and Wales.

Alex and Erika over time

Alex and Erika appear together in 3 published lists, across 77 years of shared records. Alex held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Erika in 0.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Alex reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Erika in 1. 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.

List by list

• Republic of Ireland · Girls34 shared years, 1990–2025

  Alex held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Erika in 9.

  Highest recorded here: Alex #82 in 2006, Erika #153 in 2004.

  The order changed in 2015: Alex moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #274 and #264; by 2015 that had become #244 and #345.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Alex #304, Erika #608.

• England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024

  Alex held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Erika in 14.

  Highest recorded here: Alex #161 in 1996, Erika #442 in 2017.

  The order changed in 2012: Erika moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #652 and #673; by 2012 that had become #916 and #536.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Alex #2253, Erika #654.

• Northern Ireland · Girls14 shared years, 1997–2023

  Alex held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Erika in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Alex #56 in 2002, Erika #226 in 2005.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2023: Alex #391, Erika #391.

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.

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