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Alexandra vs Medeea

Alexandra and Medeeacompared 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 2024, Alexandra was ranked #145 and Medeea #898 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Alexandra was ranked #231 and Medeea #1315 among girls in England and Wales.

Alexandra and Medeea over time

Alexandra and Medeea appear together in 1 published list, across 13 years of shared records. Alexandra held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Medeea 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 Medeea 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 · Girls13 shared years, 20112025

    Alexandra held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Medeea in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Alexandra #102 in 2013, Medeea #826 in 2022.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Alexandra #231, Medeea #1315.

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.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Alexandra, Medeea
FieldAlexandraMedeea
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
Syllables42
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZGB-ENW, IE
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #141 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #1315 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)70/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Alexandra has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Medeea.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

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 #231 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Medeea

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2011

    First recorded at #5785 among girls in England and Wales in 2011 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2021–2024

    Highest recorded position: #555 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 2021–2024).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1315 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls