Alexandra vs Viola
Alexandra and Violacompared 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 2019, Alexandra was ranked #88 and Viola #871 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Alexandra was ranked #212 and Viola #211 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Alexandra was ranked #215 and Viola #918 among girls in England and Wales.
Alexandra and Viola over time
Alexandra and Viola appear together in 2 published lists, across 61 years of shared records. Alexandra held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Viola 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 Viola 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Alexandra and Viola were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 34 years, from 1961 to 2025, ending at #212 and #211.
List by list
Norway · Girls34 shared years, 1961–2025
Alexandra held the stronger position in 33 of those years, Viola in 1.
Highest recorded here: Alexandra #70 in 2005, Viola #211 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alexandra #212, Viola #211.
England and Wales · Girls27 shared years, 1997–2024
Alexandra held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Viola in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alexandra #43 in 1997, Viola #813 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alexandra #215, Viola #918.
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 | Viola |
|---|---|---|
| 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 #211 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alexandra has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Viola.
- 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
Viola
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #440 among girls in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1953–2025
Highest recorded position: #211 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1953–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #211 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls