Alice vs Isabel
Alice and Isabelcompared 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 Isabel #127 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
New Zealand · Girls
In 2020, Alice was ranked #43 and Isabel #90 among girls in New Zealand.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Alice was ranked #49 and Isabel #169 among girls in England and Wales.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
In 2020, Alice was ranked #50 and Isabel #94 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Alice was ranked #57 and Isabel #253 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Alice was ranked #76 and Isabel #431 among girls in Scotland.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Alice was ranked #182 and Isabel #320 among girls in Norway.
Alice and Isabel over time
Alice and Isabel appear together in 6 published lists, across 198 years of shared records. Alice held the stronger position in more years in 6 of them, Isabel in 0.
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.
Isabel reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 6 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2009, Alice moved ahead of Isabel in New South Wales, Australia · Girls — #96 and #56 the year before became #70 and #75.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Alice and Isabel changed places 14 times in Norway · Girls between 1953 and 2025, ending at #182 and #320.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 29 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Alice and Isabel averaged 58.1 places apart, ending at #49 and #169.
- Longest-running competitions
Alice and Isabel were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 67 years, from 1953 to 2025, ending at #182 and #320.
List by list
Norway · Girls67 shared years, 1953–2025
Alice held the stronger position in 36 of those years, Isabel in 31.
Highest recorded here: Alice #123 in 2015, Isabel #81 in 2006.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alice #182, Isabel #320.
Republic of Ireland · Girls57 shared years, 1965–2025
Alice held the stronger position in 50 of those years, Isabel in 7.
Highest recorded here: Alice #29 in 2022, Isabel #59 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alice #41, Isabel #127.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Alice held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Isabel in 1.
Highest recorded here: Alice #17 in 2016, Isabel #45 in 2006.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alice #49, Isabel #169.
Northern Ireland · Girls20 shared years, 2001–2024
Alice held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Isabel in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alice #35 in 2019, Isabel #180 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alice #57, Isabel #253.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls14 shared years, 2006–2020
Alice held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Isabel in 3.
Highest recorded here: Alice #37 in 2017, Isabel #56 in 2008.
The order changed in 2009: Alice moved ahead. In 2008 they stood at #96 and #56; by 2009 that had become #70 and #75.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Alice #50, Isabel #94.
New Zealand · Girls11 shared years, 2004–2020
Alice held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Isabel in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alice #34 in 2016, Isabel #64 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Alice #43, Isabel #90.
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 | Isabel |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #41 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #127 (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 Isabel both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ.
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
Isabel
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #422 among girls in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #45 among girls in England and Wales, in 2006 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #320 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls