Alice vs Kerri
Alice and Kerricompared 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 2018, Alice was ranked #33 and Kerri #896 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2009, Alice was ranked #50 and Kerri #4564 among girls in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2009, Alice was ranked #80 and Kerri #364 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Alice and Kerri over time
Alice and Kerri appear together in 3 published lists, across 66 years of shared records. Alice held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Kerri in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Kerri 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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 39 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Alice rose about as far as Kerri fell — from #141 and #429 in 1977 to #33 and #896 in 2018.
- Longest-running competitions
Alice and Kerri were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 39 years, from 1977 to 2018, ending at #33 and #896.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Alice #25 in 1996, Kerri #354 in 1996.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls39 shared years, 1977–2018
Alice held the stronger position in 39 of those years, Kerri in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alice #33 in 2018, Kerri #120 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Alice #33, Kerri #896.
England and Wales · Girls14 shared years, 1996–2009
Alice held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Kerri in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alice #25 in 1996, Kerri #354 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2009: Alice #50, Kerri #4564.
Northern Ireland · Girls13 shared years, 1997–2009
Alice held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Kerri in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alice #61 in 2001, Kerri #104 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2009: Alice #80, Kerri #364.
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 | Kerri |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #41 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #896 (2018) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alice has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Kerri.
- 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
Kerri
Popularity journey
First recorded1977
First recorded at #429 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1977 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2009
Highest recorded position: #104 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 1997 (recorded 1997–2009).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2018
Most recently recorded at #896 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2018.
Republic of Ireland · Girls