Alexa vs Rachael

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 2017, Alexa was ranked #130 and Rachael #432 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2019, Alexa was ranked #502 and Rachael #551 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2025, Alexa was ranked #4201 and Rachael #3705 among girls in England and Wales.

Alexa and Rachael over time

Alexa and Rachael appear together in 3 published lists, across 51 years of shared records. Alexa held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Rachael 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.

Rachael reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Alexa 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

  Alexa held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Rachael in 11.

  Highest recorded here: Alexa #152 in 2011, Rachael #77 in 1996.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Alexa #4201, Rachael #3705.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls13 shared years, 2006–2019

  Alexa held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Rachael in 5.

  Highest recorded here: Alexa #181 in 2016, Rachael #152 in 2006.

  The order changed in 2011: Alexa moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #356 and #230; by 2011 that had become #266 and #359.

  Most recent shared year, 2019: Alexa #502, Rachael #551.

• Northern Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 2004–2017

  Alexa held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Rachael in 2.

  Highest recorded here: Alexa #130 in 2017, Rachael #90 in 2004.

  The order changed in 2015: Alexa moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #203 and #203; by 2015 that had become #166 and #269.

  Most recent shared year, 2017: Alexa #130, Rachael #432.

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