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Alexis vs Glory

Alexis and Glorycompared 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 2014, Alexis was ranked #304 and Glory #876 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2003, Alexis was ranked #500 and Glory #500 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Alexis was ranked #997 and Glory #4201 among girls in England and Wales.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2023, Alexis was ranked #1610 and Glory #4991 among boys in England and Wales.

Alexis and Glory over time

Alexis and Glory appear together in 2 published lists, across 42 years of shared records. Alexis held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Glory in 0.

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

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.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Alexis #101 in 2011, Glory #1720 in 2012.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls28 shared years, 19972025

    Alexis held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Glory in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Alexis #101 in 2011, Glory #1720 in 2012.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Alexis #997, Glory #4201.

  • England and Wales · Boys14 shared years, 20002023

    Alexis held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Glory in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Alexis #731 in 2004, Glory #1746 in 2001.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Alexis #1610, Glory #4991.

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 Alexis, Glory
FieldAlexisGlory
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemaleUsed for both boys and girls
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZGB-ENW, IE
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #4201 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Alexis has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Glory.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Alexis

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1965

    First recorded at #385 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2006–2018

    Highest recorded position: #30 among girls in New Zealand, in 2011 (recorded 2006–2018).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #997 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Glory

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1997

    First recorded at #3174 among girls in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2003–2009

    Highest recorded position: #500 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2003 (recorded 2003–2009).

    Republic of Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #4201 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls