Alexia vs Ivy

Alexia and Ivycompared 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, Alexia was ranked #1036 and Ivy #5 among girls in England and Wales.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Alexia was ranked #638 and Ivy #14 among girls in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2018, Alexia was ranked #434 and Ivy #50 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Alexia was ranked #718 and Ivy #50 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Alexia and Ivy over time

Alexia and Ivy appear together in 2 published lists, across 46 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

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.

Alexia reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Ivy 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.

One moved ahead of the other
In 2011, Ivy moved ahead of Alexia in England and Wales · Girls — #185 and #227 the year before became #170 and #168.
Mirrored each other
Over 29 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Ivy rose about as far as Alexia fell — from #582 and #1222 in 1996 to #1036 and #5 in 2024.

List by list

England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Alexia held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Ivy in 14.
Highest recorded here: Alexia #170 in 2011, Ivy #5 in 2021.
The order changed in 2011: Ivy moved ahead. In 2010 they stood at #185 and #227; by 2011 that had become #170 and #168.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alexia #1036, Ivy #5.
Republic of Ireland · Girls17 shared years, 2002–2025
Alexia held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Ivy in 12.
Highest recorded here: Alexia #358 in 2009, Ivy #50 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alexia #718, Ivy #50.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Ivy

Pairs where Ivy shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Ivy vs Aurora
Ivy and Aurora both rose over the same years in 4 registrars — England and Wales · Girls; New Zealand · Girls; Northern Ireland · Girls; Republic of Ireland · Girls. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Ivy · Aurora · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Charlotte vs Ivy
Charlotte and Ivy both rose over the same years in 4 registrars — New South Wales, Australia · Girls; New Zealand · Girls; Northern Ireland · Girls; Republic of Ireland · Girls. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Charlotte · Ivy · 21 shared years, 1972–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Ivy vs Ada
Ivy and Ada both rose over the same years in 3 registrars — England and Wales · Girls; Northern Ireland · Girls; Republic of Ireland · Girls. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Ivy · Ada · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Ivy vs Bonnie
Ivy and Bonnie both rose over the same years in 3 registrars — England and Wales · Girls; Northern Ireland · Girls; Republic of Ireland · Girls. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Ivy · Bonnie · 30 shared years, 1996–2025 · Moved together in several countries

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Alexia, Ivy
Field	Alexia	Ivy
Record type	Official statistical record (evidence-only)	Editorially researched profile
Gender usage	female	female
Meaning	Not yet recorded	From the English word for the ivy plant.
Origin	Not yet recorded	English (plant name)
Pronunciation	Not yet recorded	/ˈaɪvi/
Syllables	3	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025)	New South Wales, Australia · Girls #30 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	88/100	95/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Ivy has a recorded origin (English (plant name)); Alexia does not have one recorded yet.
Alexia has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Ivy.
A meaning is recorded for Ivy; Alexia doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Alexia

Popularity journey

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
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #170 among girls in England and Wales, in 2011 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls

Ivy

Popularity journey

First recorded1972
First recorded at #471 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1972 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #5 among girls in England and Wales, in 2021 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #30 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls