Alice vs Marissa
Alice and Marissacompared 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 Marissa #896 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Alice was ranked #52 and Marissa #3035 among girls in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2011, Alice was ranked #67 and Marissa #444 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Alice and Marissa over time
Alice and Marissa appear together in 2 published lists, across 61 years of shared records. Alice held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Marissa in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Marissa 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 31 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Alice rose about as far as Marissa fell — from #146 and #428 in 1974 to #33 and #896 in 2018.
- Longest-running competitions
Alice and Marissa were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #52 and #3035.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls31 shared years, 1974–2018
Alice held the stronger position in 31 of those years, Marissa in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alice #33 in 2018, Marissa #353 in 1989.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Alice #33, Marissa #896.
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Alice held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Marissa in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alice #17 in 2016, Marissa #467 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alice #52, Marissa #3035.
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 | Marissa |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #41 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #3035 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alice and Marissa both have 3 syllables.
- 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 recorded1996–2025
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
Marissa
Popularity journey
First recorded1974
First recorded at #428 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2004–2011
Highest recorded position: #294 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2006 (recorded 2004–2011).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3035 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls