Alice vs Cliona
Alice and Clionacompared 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 2023, Alice was ranked #38 and Cliona #856 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Alice was ranked #50 and Cliona #4056 among girls in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2023, Alice was ranked #56 and Cliona #391 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Alice and Cliona over time
Alice and Cliona appear together in 3 published lists, across 101 years of shared records. Alice held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Cliona in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Cliona 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Alice and Cliona changed places 8 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2023, ending at #38 and #856.
- Longest-running competitions
Alice and Cliona were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 58 years, from 1964 to 2023, ending at #38 and #856.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls58 shared years, 1964–2023
Alice held the stronger position in 53 of those years, Cliona in 4.
Highest recorded here: Alice #29 in 2022, Cliona #83 in 1998.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Alice #38, Cliona #856.
Northern Ireland · Girls25 shared years, 1997–2023
Alice held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Cliona in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alice #35 in 2019, Cliona #106 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Alice #56, Cliona #391.
England and Wales · Girls18 shared years, 1996–2023
Alice held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Cliona in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alice #17 in 2017, Cliona #1372 in 2002.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Alice #50, Cliona #4056.
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 | Alice | Cliona |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #41 (2025) | Northern Ireland · Girls #391 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alice has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Cliona.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Alice
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #17 among girls in England and Wales, in 2016 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #52 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Cliona
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #226 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2023
Highest recorded position: #83 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1998 (recorded 1964–2023).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #4056 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Girls