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Alice vs Cindy

Alice and Cindycompared 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 2021, Alice was ranked #40 and Cindy #764 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Alice was ranked #49 and Cindy #1449 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2004, Alice was ranked #65 and Cindy #372 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Norway · Girls

    In 2012, Alice was ranked #182 and Cindy #437 among girls in Norway.

Alice and Cindy over time

Alice and Cindy appear together in 3 published lists, across 81 years of shared records. Alice held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Cindy in 0.

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

Cindy reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 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.

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 21 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Alice rose about as far as Cindy fell — from #142 and #471 in 1972 to #40 and #764 in 2021.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Alice and Cindy were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 31 years, from 1973 to 2012, ending at #182 and #437.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls31 shared years, 19732012

    Alice held the stronger position in 31 of those years, Cindy in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Alice #182 in 2012, Cindy #339 in 1984.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2012: Alice #182, Cindy #437.

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 19962024

    Alice held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Cindy in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Alice #17 in 2016, Cindy #974 in 1996.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Alice #49, Cindy #1449.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls21 shared years, 19722021

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

    Highest recorded here: Alice #33 in 2020, Cindy #386 in 1985.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2021: Alice #40, Cindy #764.

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 Alice, Cindy
FieldAliceCindy
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Pronunciation
Syllables32
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, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #41 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #1449 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Alice has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Cindy.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, 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 recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #17 among girls in England and Wales, in 2016 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #76 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

Cindy

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #97 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1964–1976

    Highest recorded position: #69 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1973 (recorded 1964–1976).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #1449 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls