Alice vs Elva
Alice and Elvacompared 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 2016, Alice was ranked #34 and Elva #868 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Alice was ranked #49 and Elva #2253 among girls in England and Wales.
Alice and Elva over time
Alice and Elva appear together in 2 published lists, across 47 years of shared records. Alice held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Elva in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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 27 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Alice rose about as far as Elva fell — from #103 and #443 in 1969 to #34 and #868 in 2016.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls27 shared years, 1969–2016
Alice held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Elva in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alice #34 in 2016, Elva #292 in 1973.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Alice #34, Elva #868.
England and Wales · Girls20 shared years, 1997–2024
Alice held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Elva in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alice #17 in 2016, Elva #1562 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alice #49, Elva #2253.
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.
- Natasha vs Alice
In 1996 they stood at #33 and #25 in England and Wales · Girls, 8 places apart; by 2024 they were #1262 and #49.
Natasha · Alice · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Started together, ended far apart
- Alice vs Chelsea
In 1996 they stood at #25 and #34 in England and Wales · Girls, 9 places apart; by 2024 they were #49 and #1230.
Alice · Chelsea · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Started together, ended far apart
- Danielle vs Alice
In 1996 they stood at #20 and #25 in England and Wales · Girls, 5 places apart; by 2024 they were #934 and #49.
Danielle · Alice · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Started together, ended far apart
- Lorraine vs Alice
In 1964 they stood at #47 and #57 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 10 places apart; by 2018 they were #896 and #33.
Lorraine · Alice · 50 shared years, 1964–2018 · Started together, ended far apart
Side by side
| Field | Alice | Elva |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #41 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #2253 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alice has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Elva.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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 recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #17 among girls in England and Wales, in 2016 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #76 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Elva
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #443 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1969–2016
Highest recorded position: #292 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1973 (recorded 1969–2016).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2253 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls