Alice vs Fatima
Alice and Fatimacompared 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 Fatima #196 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Alice was ranked #52 and Fatima #79 among girls in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Alice was ranked #57 and Fatima #227 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Alice was ranked #76 and Fatima #184 among girls in Scotland.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Alice was ranked #182 and Fatima #317 among girls in Norway.
Alice and Fatima over time
Alice and Fatima appear together in 3 published lists, across 143 years of shared records. Alice held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Fatima in 1.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Alice reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Fatima 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 Fatima changed places 23 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2025, ending at #182 and #317.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 80 shared years in Norway · Girls, Alice and Fatima averaged 54.1 places apart, ending at #182 and #317.
- Mirrored each other
Over 30 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Fatima rose about as far as Alice fell — from #25 and #253 in 1996 to #52 and #79 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Alice and Fatima were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #52 and #79.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Alice #123 in 2015, Fatima #122 in 2015.
List by list
Norway · Girls80 shared years, 1945–2025
Alice held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Fatima in 52.
Highest recorded here: Alice #123 in 2015, Fatima #122 in 2015.
The order changed in 2021: Alice moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #230 and #153; by 2021 that had become #221 and #225.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alice #182, Fatima #317.
Republic of Ireland · Girls33 shared years, 1991–2025
Alice held the stronger position in 33 of those years, Fatima in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alice #29 in 2022, Fatima #196 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alice #41, Fatima #196.
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Alice held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Fatima in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alice #17 in 2016, Fatima #76 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alice #52, Fatima #79.
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 | Fatima |
|---|---|---|
| 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, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #41 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #79 (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 Fatima both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO.
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
Fatima
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #255 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: #76 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #79 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls