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Alexandra vs Meggan

Alexandra and Meggancompared 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 2009, Alexandra was ranked #87 and Meggan #5556 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 1992, Alexandra was ranked #159 and Meggan #523 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Alexandra and Meggan over time

Alexandra and Meggan appear together in 1 published list, across 10 years of shared records. Alexandra held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Meggan 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 Meggan 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 · Girls10 shared years, 19962009

    Alexandra held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Meggan in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Alexandra #38 in 1996, Meggan #1557 in 1999.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2009: Alexandra #87, Meggan #5556.

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, Meggan
FieldAlexandraMeggan
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 #5556 (2009)
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 Meggan.
  • 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 #212 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls

Meggan

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #2350 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Most recent2009

    Most recently recorded at #5556 among girls in England and Wales, in 2009.

    England and Wales · Girls