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Alexandra vs Narla

Alexandra and Narlacompared 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 Narla #2771 among girls in England and Wales.

Alexandra and Narla over time

Alexandra and Narla appear together in 1 published list, across 14 years of shared records. Alexandra held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Narla 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 Narla 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 · Girls14 shared years, 20112024

    Alexandra held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Narla in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Alexandra #102 in 2013, Narla #1556 in 2020.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Alexandra #215, Narla #2771.

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, Narla
FieldAlexandraNarla
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
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #141 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #2771 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)70/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10040/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Alexandra has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Narla.
  • 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

Narla

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 recorded2011–2024

    Highest recorded position: #1556 among girls in England and Wales, in 2020 (recorded 2011–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #2771 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls