Alexandra vs Penny

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.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2024, Alexandra was ranked #253 and Penny #134 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• Scotland · Girls

  In 2024, Alexandra was ranked #176 and Penny #138 among girls in Scotland.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2025, Alexandra was ranked #141 and Penny #156 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2024, Alexandra was ranked #215 and Penny #193 among girls in England and Wales.

Alexandra and Penny over time

Alexandra and Penny appear together in 3 published lists, across 67 years of shared records. Alexandra held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Penny in 1.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Alexandra reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Penny 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 · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024

  Alexandra held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Penny in 2.

  Highest recorded here: Alexandra #38 in 1996, Penny #166 in 2020.

  The order changed in 2023: Penny moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #183 and #196; by 2023 that had become #197 and #194.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Alexandra #215, Penny #193.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls22 shared years, 1973–2025

  Alexandra held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Penny in 7.

  Highest recorded here: Alexandra #67 in 2007, Penny #82 in 2022.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Alexandra #141, Penny #156.

• Northern Ireland · Girls16 shared years, 2009–2024

  Alexandra held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Penny in 10.

  Highest recorded here: Alexandra #65 in 2009, Penny #67 in 2022.

  The order changed in 2016: Penny moved ahead. In 2015 they stood at #101 and #129; by 2016 that had become #123 and #88.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Alexandra #253, Penny #134.

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.

Side by side

How each name got here