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Alice vs Sinead

Alice and Sineadcompared 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 2022, Alice was ranked #29 and Sinead #905 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 1990, Alice was ranked #48 and Sinead #96 among girls in New Zealand.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Alice was ranked #52 and Sinead #3333 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2023, Alice was ranked #56 and Sinead #391 among girls in Northern Ireland.

Alice and Sinead over time

Alice and Sinead appear together in 3 published lists, across 114 years of shared records. Alice held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Sinead 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.

Sinead reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 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.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls58 shared years, 1964–2022

    Alice held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Sinead in 42.

    Highest recorded here: Alice #29 in 2022, Sinead #2 in 1975.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2022: Alice #29, Sinead #905.

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

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

    Highest recorded here: Alice #17 in 2016, Sinead #154 in 2003.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Alice #52, Sinead #3333.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls26 shared years, 1997–2023

    Alice held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Sinead in 6.

    Highest recorded here: Alice #35 in 2019, Sinead #54 in 1998.

    The order changed in 2008: Alice moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #147 and #125; by 2008 that had become #110 and #148.

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Alice #56, Sinead #391.

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 Sinead

Pairs where Sinead 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 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, Sinead
FieldAliceSinead
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedIrish form of Jeannette/Janet; the underlying chain traces to the Hebrew name Yochanan, commonly interpreted as 'God is gracious'.
OriginNot yet recordedIrish, via Anglo-Norman French Jeannette
Pronunciation/ˈʃɪnʲeːdˠ/
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #41 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #3333 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Sinead has a recorded origin (Irish, via Anglo-Norman French Jeannette); Alice does not have one recorded yet.
  • Alice has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Sinead.
  • A meaning is recorded for Sinead; Alice doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, 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 recorded1996–2025

    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

Sinead

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #109 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1964–2022

    Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1975 (recorded 1964–2022).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #3333 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls