Alfred vs Blaise
Alfred and Blaisecompared 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 2024, Alfred was ranked #81 and Blaise #2443 among boys in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Boys
In 2025, Alfred was ranked #286 and Blaise #468 among boys in Republic of Ireland.
Alfred and Blaise over time
Alfred and Blaise appear together in 2 published lists, across 44 years of shared records. Alfred held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Blaise 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.
Blaise reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Alfred 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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 28 shared years in England and Wales · Boys, Alfred rose about as far as Blaise fell — from #218 and #1337 in 1996 to #81 and #2443 in 2024.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Boys within 2 years — Alfred #271 in 2020, Blaise #459 in 2020.
List by list
England and Wales · Boys28 shared years, 1996–2024
Alfred held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Blaise in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alfred #76 in 2023, Blaise #1010 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alfred #81, Blaise #2443.
Republic of Ireland · Boys16 shared years, 2009–2025
Alfred held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Blaise in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alfred #271 in 2020, Blaise #459 in 2020.
The order changed in 2010: Alfred moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #472 and #472; by 2010 that had become #400 and #720.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alfred #286, Blaise #468.
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 | Alfred | Blaise |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | Used for both boys and girls |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Boys #26 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Boys #468 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alfred and Blaise both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Alfred
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #127 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #18 among boys in Norway, in 2023 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #26 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys
Blaise
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1646 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 recorded2004–2025
Highest recorded position: #459 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2020 (recorded 2004–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #468 among boys in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Boys