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Alice vs Aobha

Alice and Aobhacompared 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 2018, Alice was ranked #33 and Aobha #896 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2007, Alice was ranked #147 and Aobha #413 among girls in Northern Ireland.

Alice and Aobha over time

Alice and Aobha appear together in 1 published list, across 14 years of shared records. Alice held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Aobha in 0.

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

Aobha reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Alice 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.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls14 shared years, 20002018

    Alice held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Aobha in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Alice #33 in 2018, Aobha #317 in 2004.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2018: Alice #33, Aobha #896.

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 Alice

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

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Alice, Aobha
FieldAliceAobha
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 recorded
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZGB-NIR, IE
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #41 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #896 (2018)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Alice has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Aobha.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Alice

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #292 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #17 among girls in England and Wales, in 2016 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #52 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Aobha

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2000

    First recorded at #465 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 2000 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2000–2018

    Highest recorded position: #317 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2004 (recorded 2000–2018).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2018

    Most recently recorded at #896 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2018.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls