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Alexia vs Alyssa

Alexia and Alyssacompared 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.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Alexia was ranked #638 and Alyssa #171 among girls in Scotland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2018, Alexia was ranked #434 and Alyssa #238 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Alexia was ranked #1036 and Alyssa #285 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Alexia was ranked #718 and Alyssa #325 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Alexia and Alyssa over time

Alexia and Alyssa appear together in 2 published lists, across 50 years of shared records. Alyssa held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Alexia in 0.

The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.

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 29 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Alyssa rose about as far as Alexia fell — from #582 and #783 in 1996 to #1036 and #285 in 2024.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 19962024

    Alexia held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Alyssa in 26.

    Highest recorded here: Alexia #170 in 2011, Alyssa #144 in 2004.

    The order changed in 2000: Alyssa moved ahead. In 1999 they stood at #416 and #483; by 2000 that had become #446 and #344.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Alexia #1036, Alyssa #285.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls21 shared years, 20022025

    Alexia held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Alyssa in 21.

    Highest recorded here: Alexia #358 in 2009, Alyssa #172 in 2015.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Alexia #718, Alyssa #325.

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 Alexia, Alyssa
FieldAlexiaAlyssa
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
Syllables33
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IEAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #325 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Alexia and Alyssa both have 3 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Alexia

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #582 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #170 among girls in England and Wales, in 2011 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

Alyssa

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1990

    First recorded at #90 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1990 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1990–2019

    Highest recorded position: #25 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2004 (recorded 1990–2019).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #325 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls