Alex vs Summer

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, Alex was ranked #2605 and Summer #109 among girls in England and Wales.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2025, Alex was ranked #304 and Summer #115 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2023, Alex was ranked #391 and Summer #151 among girls in Northern Ireland.

Alex and Summer over time

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

The order between them changed and held in 3 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 3 of those lists, and Summer 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 · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

  Alex held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Summer in 29.

  Highest recorded here: Alex #161 in 1996, Summer #23 in 2008.

  The order changed in 1997: Summer moved ahead. In 1996 they stood at #161 and #206; by 1997 that had become #179 and #174.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Alex #2605, Summer #109.

• Northern Ireland · Girls24 shared years, 1998–2023

  Alex held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Summer in 14.

  Highest recorded here: Alex #57 in 2004, Summer #65 in 2008.

  The order changed in 2008: Summer moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #62 and #115; by 2008 that had become #78 and #65.

  Most recent shared year, 2023: Alex #391, Summer #151.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls23 shared years, 2003–2025

  Alex held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Summer in 14.

  Highest recorded here: Alex #82 in 2006, Summer #115 in 2025.

  The order changed in 2010: Summer moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #130 and #150; by 2010 that had become #164 and #139.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Alex #304, Summer #115.

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