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Alexandra vs Beverley

Alexandra and Beverleycompared 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.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2005, Alexandra was ranked #81 and Beverley #689 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2019, Alexandra was ranked #117 and Beverley #5591 among girls in England and Wales.

Alexandra and Beverley over time

Alexandra and Beverley appear together in 2 published lists, across 45 years of shared records. Alexandra held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Beverley in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Beverley reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Alexandra 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.

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

    Alexandra and Beverley changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1966 and 2005, ending at #81 and #689.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 22 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Alexandra rose about as far as Beverley fell — from #288 and #344 in 1966 to #81 and #689 in 2005.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Alexandra #38 in 1996, Beverley #848 in 1996.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls23 shared years, 19962019

    Alexandra held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Beverley in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Alexandra #38 in 1996, Beverley #848 in 1996.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2019: Alexandra #117, Beverley #5591.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls22 shared years, 19662005

    Alexandra held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Beverley in 1.

    Highest recorded here: Alexandra #81 in 2005, Beverley #253 in 1967.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2005: Alexandra #81, Beverley #689.

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.

Other comparisons involving Alexandra

Pairs where Alexandra shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Alexandra, Beverley
FieldAlexandraBeverley
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
Syllables43
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #141 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #5591 (2019)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)70/10076/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Alexandra has 4 syllables, compared with 3 for Beverley.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Alexandra

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1952

    First recorded at #400 among girls in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1969–2015

    Highest recorded position: #16 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1993 (recorded 1969–2015).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #212 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls

Beverley

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1952

    First recorded at #42 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1954–1963

    Highest recorded position: #40 among girls in New Zealand, in 1955 (recorded 1954–1963).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2019

    Most recently recorded at #5591 among girls in England and Wales, in 2019.

    England and Wales · Girls