Alice vs Davina
Alice and Davinacompared 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 2025, Alice was ranked #41 and Davina #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Alice was ranked #52 and Davina #763 among girls in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2002, Alice was ranked #67 and Davina #339 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Alice was ranked #76 and Davina #790 among girls in Scotland.
Alice and Davina over time
Alice and Davina appear together in 2 published lists, across 66 years of shared records. Alice held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Davina in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Davina reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Alice and Davina were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #52 and #763.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls36 shared years, 1967–2025
Alice held the stronger position in 36 of those years, Davina in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alice #41 in 2025, Davina #254 in 1977.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alice #41, Davina #885.
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Alice held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Davina in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alice #17 in 2016, Davina #323 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alice #52, Davina #763.
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 | Davina |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| 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, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #41 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #763 (2025) |
| 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 and Davina both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, 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
Davina
Popularity journey
First recorded1967
First recorded at #354 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1967 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1967–2025
Highest recorded position: #254 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1977 (recorded 1967–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #763 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls