Alexandra vs Rosaline
Alexandra and Rosalinecompared 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 Rosaline #3318 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 1983, Alexandra was ranked #313 and Rosaline #529 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Alexandra and Rosaline over time
Alexandra and Rosaline appear together in 2 published lists, across 27 years of shared records. Alexandra held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Rosaline in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Alexandra reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Rosaline 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Alexandra #222 in 1964, Rosaline #282 in 1965.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls16 shared years, 2002–2024
Alexandra held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Rosaline in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alexandra #56 in 2002, Rosaline #2499 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alexandra #215, Rosaline #3318.
Republic of Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 1964–1983
Alexandra held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Rosaline in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alexandra #222 in 1964, Rosaline #282 in 1965.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1983: Alexandra #313, Rosaline #529.
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 | Rosaline |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 4 | 4 |
| 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 |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #141 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #3318 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alexandra and Rosaline both have 4 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
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 #212 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Rosaline
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #372 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–1983
Highest recorded position: #282 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–1983).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3318 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls