Alexandra vs Pia
Alexandra and Piacompared 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.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Alexandra was ranked #212 and Pia #127 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Alexandra was ranked #141 and Pia #273 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Alexandra was ranked #231 and Pia #676 among girls in England and Wales.
Alexandra and Pia over time
Alexandra and Pia appear together in 3 published lists, across 118 years of shared records. Alexandra held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Pia in 1.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Alexandra reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Pia 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.
How this pair is related
The relationship kinds these two qualify for, each under its own stated rule. Every one is drawn from a list they both appear in.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Alexandra and Pia changed places 6 times in Norway · Girls between 1961 and 2025, ending at #212 and #127.
- Longest-running competitions
Alexandra and Pia were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #231 and #676.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Alexandra #70 in 2004, Pia #74 in 2005.
List by list
Norway · Girls63 shared years, 1961–2025
Alexandra held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Pia in 40.
Highest recorded here: Alexandra #70 in 2004, Pia #74 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alexandra #212, Pia #127.
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Alexandra held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Pia in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alexandra #38 in 1996, Pia #655 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alexandra #231, Pia #676.
Republic of Ireland · Girls25 shared years, 1986–2025
Alexandra held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Pia in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alexandra #67 in 1998, Pia #273 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alexandra #141, Pia #273.
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
| Field | Alexandra | Pia |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 4 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #141 (2025) | Norway · Girls #127 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alexandra has 4 syllables, compared with 1 for Pia.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Alexandra
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1969–2015
Highest recorded position: #16 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1993 (recorded 1969–2015).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #231 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Pia
Popularity journey
First recorded1951
First recorded at #349 among girls in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1951–2025
Highest recorded position: #74 among girls in Norway, in 2005 (recorded 1951–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #676 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls