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Alfie vs Tylor

Alfie and Tylorcompared 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 · Boys

    In 2018, Alfie was ranked #15 and Tylor #4749 among boys in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Boys

    In 2012, Alfie was ranked #79 and Tylor #718 among boys in Republic of Ireland.

  • Northern Ireland · Boys

    In 2005, Alfie was ranked #149 and Tylor #307 among boys in Northern Ireland.

Alfie and Tylor over time

Alfie and Tylor appear together in 1 published list, across 23 years of shared records. Alfie held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Tylor in 0.

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

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 · Boys within 2 years — Alfie #4 in 2009, Tylor #809 in 2009.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys23 shared years, 19962018

    Alfie held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Tylor in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Alfie #4 in 2009, Tylor #809 in 2009.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2018: Alfie #15, Tylor #4749.

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 Alfie, Tylor
FieldAlfieTylor
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalemale
MeaningA diminutive/pet form, inheriting its meaning from Alfred — 'elf counsel', from Old English aelf ('elf') and raed ('counsel, advice').Not yet recorded
OriginEnglish, diminutive of AlfredNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/ˈælfi/Not yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IEGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Boys #36 (2025)England and Wales · Boys #4749 (2018)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)90/100Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Alfie has a recorded origin (English, diminutive of Alfred); Tylor does not have one recorded yet.
  • Alfie and Tylor both have 2 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Alfie; Tylor doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Alfie

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #119 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #4 among boys in England and Wales, in 2009 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Boys

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #96 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Boys

Tylor

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #1591 among boys in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Highest recorded2004–2005

    Highest recorded position: #305 among boys in Northern Ireland, in 2004 (recorded 2004–2005).

    Northern Ireland · Boys

  3. Most recent2018

    Most recently recorded at #4749 among boys in England and Wales, in 2018.

    England and Wales · Boys