Alice vs Keelin
Alice and Keelincompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2020, Alice was ranked #27 and Keelin #5493 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Alice was ranked #41 and Keelin #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Alice and Keelin over time
Alice and Keelin appear together in 2 published lists, across 59 years of shared records. Alice held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Keelin 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 51 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Alice rose about as far as Keelin fell — from #87 and #401 in 1968 to #41 and #718 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Alice and Keelin were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 51 years, from 1968 to 2025, ending at #41 and #718.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls51 shared years, 1968–2025
Alice held the stronger position in 51 of those years, Keelin in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alice #29 in 2022, Keelin #126 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alice #41, Keelin #718.
England and Wales · Girls8 shared years, 1998–2020
Alice held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Keelin in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alice #26 in 1998, Keelin #1688 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Alice #27, Keelin #5493.
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 | Keelin |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | Used for both boys and girls |
| 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) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (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 has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Keelin.
- 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 recorded1996–2024
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
Keelin
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #401 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1968–2025
Highest recorded position: #126 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2009 (recorded 1968–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls