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Alice vs Phoebe

Alice and Phoebecompared 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 2024, Alice was ranked #49 and Phoebe #17 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2024, Alice was ranked #57 and Phoebe #30 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Alice was ranked #41 and Phoebe #97 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Alice was ranked #76 and Phoebe #46 among girls in Scotland.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 2023, Alice was ranked #68 and Phoebe #56 among girls in New Zealand.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 2025, Alice was ranked #76 and Phoebe #65 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

Alice and Phoebe over time

Alice and Phoebe appear together in 5 published lists, across 147 years of shared records. Alice held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Phoebe in 1.

The order between them changed and held in 3 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Alice reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Phoebe in 1. 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 took the other's place near the top

    In Northern Ireland · Girls, Phoebe moved into the top 50 at #35 in 2022 as Alice fell out of it to #56, having been #45 the year before.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 2018, Phoebe moved ahead of Alice in England and Wales · Girls — #17 and #21 the year before became #24 and #21.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Alice and Phoebe changed places 9 times in New Zealand · Girls between 1996 and 2023, ending at #68 and #56.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 29 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Alice and Phoebe averaged 12.6 places apart, ending at #49 and #17.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 29 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Phoebe rose about as far as Alice fell — from #25 and #65 in 1996 to #49 and #17 in 2024.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Alice and Phoebe were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 39 years, from 1985 to 2025, ending at #41 and #97.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Girls within 2 years — Alice #37 in 2017, Phoebe #42 in 2017.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls39 shared years, 1985–2025

    Alice held the stronger position in 39 of those years, Phoebe in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Alice #29 in 2022, Phoebe #78 in 2022.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Alice #41, Phoebe #97.

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024

    Alice held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Phoebe in 18.

    Highest recorded here: Alice #17 in 2016, Phoebe #17 in 2024.

    The order changed in 2018: Phoebe moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #17 and #21; by 2018 that had become #24 and #21.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Alice #49, Phoebe #17.

  • New Zealand · Girls28 shared years, 1996–2023

    Alice held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Phoebe in 7.

    Highest recorded here: Alice #31 in 2018, Phoebe #45 in 2004.

    The order changed in 2023: Phoebe moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #65 and #76; by 2023 that had become #68 and #56.

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Alice #68, Phoebe #56.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls28 shared years, 1997–2024

    Alice held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Phoebe in 9.

    Highest recorded here: Alice #35 in 2019, Phoebe #30 in 2024.

    The order changed in 2022: Phoebe moved ahead. In 2021 they stood at #45 and #59; by 2022 that had become #56 and #35.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Alice #57, Phoebe #30.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls23 shared years, 2001–2025

    Alice held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Phoebe in 10.

    Highest recorded here: Alice #37 in 2017, Phoebe #42 in 2017.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Alice #76, Phoebe #65.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Alice

Pairs where Alice shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Phoebe

Pairs where Phoebe shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — one took the other's place near the top.

All one took the other's place near the top→

Other pairs from Northern Ireland lists

Pairs measured inside Northern Ireland's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Northern Ireland overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Alice, Phoebe
FieldAlicePhoebe
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #41 (2025)New South Wales, Australia · Girls #65 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Alice has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Phoebe.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Alice

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #17 among girls in England and Wales, in 2016 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #76 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

Phoebe

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #17 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #65 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls