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Alexandra vs Terri

Alexandra and Terricompared 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.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2006, Alexandra was ranked #80 and Terri #384 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2011, Alexandra was ranked #97 and Terri #937 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2023, Alexandra was ranked #197 and Terri #5687 among girls in England and Wales.

Alexandra and Terri over time

Alexandra and Terri appear together in 2 published lists, across 51 years of shared records. Alexandra held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Terri in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Terri reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Alexandra 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 Terri changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1966 and 2011, ending at #97 and #937.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Alexandra #38 in 1996, Terri #273 in 1996.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls26 shared years, 19962023

    Alexandra held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Terri in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Alexandra #38 in 1996, Terri #273 in 1996.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Alexandra #197, Terri #5687.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls25 shared years, 19662011

    Alexandra held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Terri in 1.

    Highest recorded here: Alexandra #67 in 1998, Terri #279 in 1996.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2011: Alexandra #97, Terri #937.

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, Terri
FieldAlexandraTerri
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, GB-NIR, IE
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #141 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #5687 (2023)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)70/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Alexandra has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Terri.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, 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

Terri

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1966

    First recorded at #380 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1997–2006

    Highest recorded position: #204 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 1997 (recorded 1997–2006).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2023

    Most recently recorded at #5687 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023.

    England and Wales · Girls