Alex vs Lincoln

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.

• New Zealand · Boys

  In 2018, Alex was ranked #96 and Lincoln #35 among boys in New Zealand.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys

  In 2025, Alex was ranked #37 and Lincoln #432 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

• New South Wales, Australia · Boys

  In 2013, Alex was ranked #90 and Lincoln #64 among boys in New South Wales, Australia.

• Northern Ireland · Boys

  In 2024, Alex was ranked #108 and Lincoln #339 among boys in Northern Ireland.

• Scotland · Boys

  In 2024, Alex was ranked #135 and Lincoln #478 among boys in Scotland.

• England and Wales · Boys

  In 2024, Alex was ranked #171 and Lincoln #260 among boys in England and Wales.

Alex and Lincoln over time

Alex and Lincoln appear together in 4 published lists, across 71 years of shared records. Alex held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Lincoln 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.

Alex reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 4 of those lists, and Lincoln 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.

List by list

• England and Wales · Boys29 shared years, 1996–2024

  Alex held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Lincoln in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Alex #42 in 2002, Lincoln #106 in 2017.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Alex #171, Lincoln #260.

• Republic of Ireland · Boys16 shared years, 2006–2025

  Alex held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Lincoln in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Alex #8 in 2010, Lincoln #305 in 2017.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Alex #37, Lincoln #432.

• Northern Ireland · Boys15 shared years, 2006–2024

  Alex held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Lincoln in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Alex #31 in 2009, Lincoln #202 in 2017.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Alex #108, Lincoln #339.

• New Zealand · Boys11 shared years, 2007–2018

  Alex held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Lincoln in 4.

  Highest recorded here: Alex #35 in 2007, Lincoln #35 in 2018.

  The order changed in 2014: Lincoln moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #55 and #70; by 2014 that had become #76 and #60.

  Most recent shared year, 2018: Alex #96, Lincoln #35.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Side by side

How each name got here