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Alexandra vs Marceline

Alexandra and Marcelinecompared 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.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Alexandra was ranked #215 and Marceline #1894 among girls in England and Wales.

Alexandra and Marceline over time

Alexandra and Marceline appear together in 1 published list, across 12 years of shared records. Alexandra held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Marceline in 0.

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

Alexandra reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Marceline 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 · Girls12 shared years, 20132024

    Alexandra held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Marceline in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Alexandra #102 in 2013, Marceline #1774 in 2023.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Alexandra #215, Marceline #1894.

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, Marceline
FieldAlexandraMarceline
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
Syllables44
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZGB-ENW
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #141 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #1894 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)70/10070/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10040/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Alexandra and Marceline both have 4 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.

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

Marceline

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2013

    First recorded at #5742 among girls in England and Wales in 2013 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2013–2024

    Highest recorded position: #1774 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023 (recorded 2013–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #1894 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls