Alice vs Meagan
Alice and Meagancompared 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 2018, Alice was ranked #24 and Meagan #5666 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2009, Alice was ranked #76 and Meagan #893 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2005, Alice was ranked #86 and Meagan #377 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Alice and Meagan over time
Alice and Meagan appear together in 2 published lists, across 43 years of shared records. Alice held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Meagan in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Meagan reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Alice #70 in 1996, Meagan #295 in 1996.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls23 shared years, 1996–2018
Alice held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Meagan in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alice #17 in 2016, Meagan #1025 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Alice #24, Meagan #5666.
Republic of Ireland · Girls20 shared years, 1985–2009
Alice held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Meagan in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alice #70 in 1996, Meagan #295 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2009: Alice #76, Meagan #893.
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 | Meagan |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | England and Wales · Girls #5666 (2018) |
| 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 Meagan.
- 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
Meagan
Popularity journey
First recorded1985
First recorded at #519 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1985 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1985–2009
Highest recorded position: #295 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1996 (recorded 1985–2009).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2018
Most recently recorded at #5666 among girls in England and Wales, in 2018.
England and Wales · Girls