Alexandra vs Tyra
Alexandra and Tyracompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2011, Alexandra was ranked #97 and Tyra #937 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Alexandra was ranked #212 and Tyra #258 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Alexandra was ranked #215 and Tyra #3318 among girls in England and Wales.
Alexandra and Tyra over time
Alexandra and Tyra appear together in 2 published lists, across 61 years of shared records. Alexandra held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Tyra 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 Tyra 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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 32 shared years in Norway · Girls, Tyra rose about as far as Alexandra fell — from #129 and #606 in 1993 to #212 and #258 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Alexandra and Tyra were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 32 years, from 1993 to 2025, ending at #212 and #258.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Alexandra #70 in 2004, Tyra #176 in 2004.
List by list
Norway · Girls32 shared years, 1993–2025
Alexandra held the stronger position in 32 of those years, Tyra in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alexandra #70 in 2004, Tyra #176 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alexandra #212, Tyra #258.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Alexandra held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Tyra in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alexandra #38 in 1996, Tyra #410 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alexandra #215, Tyra #3318.
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 | Tyra |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| 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 #258 (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 2 for Tyra.
- 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 #212 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Tyra
Popularity journey
First recorded1993
First recorded at #606 among girls in Norway in 1993 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1993–2025
Highest recorded position: #176 among girls in Norway, in 2004 (recorded 1993–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #258 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls