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Alice vs Christina

Alice and Christinacompared 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.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2018, Alice was ranked #39 and Christina #434 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Alice was ranked #41 and Christina #381 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Alice was ranked #52 and Christina #1051 among girls in England and Wales.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 2002, Alice was ranked #56 and Christina #97 among girls in New Zealand.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Alice was ranked #76 and Christina #541 among girls in Scotland.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 2001, Alice was ranked #98 and Christina #99 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • Norway · Girls

    In 2025, Alice was ranked #182 and Christina #497 among girls in Norway.

Alice and Christina over time

Alice and Christina appear together in 6 published lists, across 218 years of shared records. Alice held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Christina in 1.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Christina reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 5 of those lists, Alice in 1. 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 took the other's place near the top

    In New Zealand · Girls, Alice moved into the top 50 at #34 in 1989 as Christina fell out of it to #57, having been #47 the year before.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 1989, Alice moved ahead of Christina in New Zealand · Girls — #51 and #47 the year before became #34 and #57.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Alice and Christina changed places 5 times in New Zealand · Girls between 1979 and 2002, ending at #56 and #97.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 20 shared years in New Zealand · Girls, Alice and Christina averaged 19.4 places apart, ending at #56 and #97.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Alice and Christina were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #52 and #1051.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in New Zealand · Girls within 2 years — Alice #34 in 1989, Christina #47 in 1988.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls77 shared years, 1946–2025

    Alice held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Christina in 51.

    Highest recorded here: Alice #123 in 2015, Christina #12 in 1989.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Alice #182, Christina #497.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls62 shared years, 1964–2025

    Alice held the stronger position in 31 of those years, Christina in 31.

    Highest recorded here: Alice #29 in 2022, Christina #40 in 1964.

    The order changed in 1995: Alice moved ahead. In 1994 they stood at #92 and #81; by 1995 that had become #76 and #80.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Alice #41, Christina #381.

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Alice held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Christina in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Alice #17 in 2016, Christina #172 in 1996.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Alice #52, Christina #1051.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls21 shared years, 1997–2018

    Alice held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Christina in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Alice #39 in 2018, Christina #104 in 1999.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2018: Alice #39, Christina #434.

  • New Zealand · Girls20 shared years, 1979–2002

    Alice held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Christina in 4.

    Highest recorded here: Alice #34 in 1989, Christina #47 in 1988.

    The order changed in 1989: Alice moved ahead. In 1988 they stood at #51 and #47; by 1989 that had become #34 and #57.

    Most recent shared year, 2002: Alice #56, Christina #97.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls8 shared years, 1987–2001

    Alice held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Christina in 3.

    Highest recorded here: Alice #69 in 1991, Christina #75 in 1992.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2001: Alice #98, Christina #99.

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.

Other comparisons involving Christina

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

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — one took the other's place near the top.

All one took the other's place near the top→

Other pairs from New Zealand lists

Pairs measured inside New Zealand's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

New Zealand overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2000s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2000 and 2009.

The 2000s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Alice, Christina
FieldAliceChristina
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
Syllables33
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #41 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #381 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10070/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Alice and Christina both have 3 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ.

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

Christina

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1946

    First recorded at #307 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1946–2025

    Highest recorded position: #12 among girls in Norway, in 1989 (recorded 1946–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1051 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls