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Alice vs Rita

Alice and Rita compared 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 2025, Alice was ranked #41 and Rita #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Alice was ranked #52 and Rita #719 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2023, Alice was ranked #56 and Rita #264 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Alice was ranked #76 and Rita #431 among girls in Scotland.

  • Norway · Girls

    In 2024, Alice was ranked #153 and Rita #473 among girls in Norway.

Alice and Rita over time

Norway · Girls
#30#100#30019452024Alice #153Rita #4731945: Alice #292, Rita #1161946: Alice #257, Rita #841947: Alice #251, Rita #961948: Alice #253, Rita #771949: Alice #257, Rita #641950: Alice #257, Rita #641951: Alice #208, Rita #621952: Alice #235, Rita #571953: Alice #342, Rita #551954: Alice #202, Rita #501955: Alice #209, Rita #501956: Alice #299, Rita #481957: Alice #225, Rita #511958: Alice #263, Rita #511959: Alice #344, Rita #451960: Alice #191, Rita #441961: Alice #212, Rita #491962: Alice #240, Rita #321963: Alice #247, Rita #251964: Alice #279, Rita #301965: Alice #275, Rita #391966: Alice #269, Rita #351967: Alice #208, Rita #401968: Alice #254, Rita #421969: Alice #214, Rita #441970: Alice #215, Rita #481971: Alice #314, Rita #461972: Alice #222, Rita #401973: Alice #356, Rita #491974: Alice #264, Rita #501975: Alice #243, Rita #541976: Alice #312, Rita #651977: Alice #248, Rita #771978: Alice #323, Rita #761979: Alice #351, Rita #751980: Alice #202, Rita #971981: Alice #251, Rita #1001982: Alice #233, Rita #1131983: Alice #298, Rita #961984: Alice #230, Rita #1101985: Alice #301, Rita #1171986: Alice #214, Rita #1111987: Alice #228, Rita #1191988: Alice #238, Rita #1581989: Alice #221, Rita #1691990: Alice #215, Rita #2021991: Alice #214, Rita #2261992: Alice #224, Rita #2161993: Alice #216, Rita #2821994: Alice #232, Rita #2361995: Alice #191, Rita #2411996: Alice #217, Rita #2761997: Alice #245, Rita #4801998: Alice #298, Rita #3131999: Alice #198, Rita #3152000: Alice #206, Rita #4782001: Alice #263, Rita #3182002: Alice #198, Rita #4272003: Alice #200, Rita #5662004: Alice #246, Rita #4942005: Alice #283, Rita #4092006: Alice #271, Rita #5002007: Alice #228, Rita #4342008: Alice #236, Rita #5762009: Alice #250, Rita #4672010: Alice #214, Rita #6072011: Alice #210, Rita #5972012: Alice #182, Rita #5492013: Alice #195, Rita #4092014: Alice #197, Rita #4612015: Alice #123, Rita #4712016: Alice #138, Rita #4402017: Alice #205, Rita #4092018: Alice #147, Rita #5252019: Alice #171, Rita #3802020: Alice #230, Rita #5062021: Alice #221, Rita #3802022: Alice #170, Rita #3812024: Alice #153, Rita #473

Higher on the chart is a stronger position. The scale is logarithmic, so the gap from #1 to #10 is drawn as large as the gap from #100 to #1,000.

Republic of Ireland · Girls
#30#100#30019642025Alice #41Rita #7181964: Alice #57, Rita #591965: Alice #60, Rita #761966: Alice #73, Rita #801967: Alice #75, Rita #871968: Alice #87, Rita #1121969: Alice #103, Rita #1161970: Alice #115, Rita #1481971: Alice #124, Rita #1391972: Alice #142, Rita #1371973: Alice #140, Rita #1551974: Alice #146, Rita #1721975: Alice #125, Rita #1641976: Alice #138, Rita #1611977: Alice #141, Rita #1501978: Alice #167, Rita #1951979: Alice #170, Rita #2011980: Alice #144, Rita #1681981: Alice #184, Rita #1991982: Alice #161, Rita #2231983: Alice #153, Rita #1951984: Alice #137, Rita #2131985: Alice #132, Rita #2081986: Alice #158, Rita #2271987: Alice #116, Rita #2561988: Alice #122, Rita #2621989: Alice #118, Rita #2501990: Alice #110, Rita #2681991: Alice #99, Rita #2501992: Alice #89, Rita #2621993: Alice #78, Rita #3201994: Alice #92, Rita #2401995: Alice #76, Rita #2721996: Alice #70, Rita #2951997: Alice #88, Rita #3042000: Alice #74, Rita #5362002: Alice #76, Rita #5122004: Alice #81, Rita #5762007: Alice #79, Rita #5492008: Alice #85, Rita #5462010: Alice #70, Rita #7582011: Alice #66, Rita #6952012: Alice #69, Rita #6122013: Alice #52, Rita #8942014: Alice #59, Rita #8762015: Alice #40, Rita #5322016: Alice #34, Rita #4192017: Alice #35, Rita #4712018: Alice #33, Rita #4742019: Alice #35, Rita #8712020: Alice #33, Rita #3752021: Alice #40, Rita #5172022: Alice #29, Rita #7472023: Alice #38, Rita #4952024: Alice #52, Rita #5042025: Alice #41, Rita #718

Higher on the chart is a stronger position. The scale is logarithmic, so the gap from #1 to #10 is drawn as large as the gap from #100 to #1,000.

Alice and Rita over time

Alice and Rita appear together in 3 published lists, across 164 years of shared records. Alice held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Rita in 1.

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

Rita 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.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Alice and Rita were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #52 and #719.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Alice #17 in 2016, Rita #573 in 2016.

  • Started together, ended far apart

    In 1964 they stood at #57 and #59 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 2 places apart; by 2025 they were #41 and #718.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls79 shared years, 1945–2024

    Alice held the stronger position in 32 of those years, Rita in 47.

    Highest recorded here: Alice #123 in 2015, Rita #25 in 1963.

    The order changed in 1993: Alice moved ahead. In 1992 they stood at #224 and #216; by 1993 that had become #216 and #282.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Alice #153, Rita #473.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls55 shared years, 1964–2025

    Alice held the stronger position in 54 of those years, Rita in 1.

    Highest recorded here: Alice #29 in 2022, Rita #59 in 1964.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Alice #41, Rita #718.

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Alice held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Rita in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Alice #17 in 2016, Rita #573 in 2016.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Alice #52, Rita #719.

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 Rita

Pairs where Rita 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 — started together, ended far apart.

All started together, ended far apart →

Other pairs from Republic of Ireland lists

Pairs measured inside Republic of 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.

Republic of 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, Rita
FieldAliceRita
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 usageNew South Wales, Australia, England and Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Republic of Ireland, Norway, New ZealandEngland and Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Republic of Ireland, Norway
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #41 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025)
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Alice has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Rita.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO.

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 recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #17 among girls in England and Wales, in 2016 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #52 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Rita

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #116 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 recorded1945–2024

    Highest recorded position: #25 among girls in Norway, in 1963 (recorded 1945–2024).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #719 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls