Alice vs Viola
Alice and Violacompared 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 2019, Alice was ranked #35 and Viola #871 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Alice was ranked #49 and Viola #918 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Alice was ranked #182 and Viola #211 among girls in Norway.
Alice and Viola over time
Alice and Viola appear together in 2 published lists, across 64 years of shared records. Alice held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Viola in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Alice reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Viola 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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 27 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Viola rose about as far as Alice fell — from #26 and #2738 in 1997 to #49 and #918 in 2024.
- Longest-running competitions
Alice and Viola were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 37 years, from 1953 to 2025, ending at #182 and #211.
List by list
Norway · Girls37 shared years, 1953–2025
Alice held the stronger position in 37 of those years, Viola in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alice #123 in 2015, Viola #211 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alice #182, Viola #211.
England and Wales · Girls27 shared years, 1997–2024
Alice held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Viola in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alice #17 in 2016, Viola #813 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alice #49, Viola #918.
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 | Viola |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #41 (2025) | Norway · Girls #211 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alice has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Viola.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
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 recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #17 among girls in England and Wales, in 2016 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #76 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Viola
Popularity journey
First recorded1953
First recorded at #440 among girls in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1953–2025
Highest recorded position: #211 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1953–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #211 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls