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Alice vs Sadhbh

Alice and Sadhbhcompared 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 Sadhbh #32 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Alice was ranked #52 and Sadhbh #3705 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2024, Alice was ranked #57 and Sadhbh #253 among girls in Northern Ireland.

Alice and Sadhbh over time

Alice and Sadhbh appear together in 3 published lists, across 83 years of shared records. Alice held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Sadhbh in 0.

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.

Alice reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Sadhbh 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.

  • One took the other's place near the top

    In Republic of Ireland · Girls, Sadhbh moved into the top 50 at #38 in 2024 as Alice fell out of it to #52, having been #38 the year before.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 2024, Sadhbh moved ahead of Alice in Republic of Ireland · Girls — #38 and #40 the year before became #52 and #38.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Alice and Sadhbh changed places 9 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1971 and 2025, ending at #41 and #32.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Alice and Sadhbh were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 50 years, from 1971 to 2025, ending at #41 and #32.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Alice #35 in 2019, Sadhbh #237 in 2021.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls50 shared years, 19712025

    Alice held the stronger position in 37 of those years, Sadhbh in 13.

    Highest recorded here: Alice #29 in 2022, Sadhbh #32 in 2022.

    The order changed in 2024: Sadhbh moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #38 and #40; by 2024 that had become #52 and #38.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Alice #41, Sadhbh #32.

  • England and Wales · Girls17 shared years, 20012025

    Alice held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Sadhbh in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Alice #17 in 2016, Sadhbh #2615 in 2020.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Alice #52, Sadhbh #3705.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls16 shared years, 20062024

    Alice held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Sadhbh in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Alice #35 in 2019, Sadhbh #237 in 2021.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Alice #57, Sadhbh #253.

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.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Alice, Sadhbh
FieldAliceSadhbh
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
Syllables31
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #41 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #32 (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 1 for Sadhbh.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

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

Sadhbh

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1971

    First recorded at #466 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1971 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1971–2025

    Highest recorded position: #32 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2022 (recorded 1971–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3705 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls