Alicia vs Hillary
Alicia and Hillarycompared 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 2005, Alicia was ranked #88 and Hillary #587 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Alicia was ranked #439 and Hillary #4192 among girls in England and Wales.
Alicia and Hillary over time
Alicia and Hillary appear together in 2 published lists, across 36 years of shared records. Alicia held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Hillary in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Alicia and Hillary changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1965 and 2005, ending at #88 and #587.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Alicia #60 in 2004, Hillary #2084 in 2005.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls21 shared years, 1996–2024
Alicia held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Hillary in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alicia #60 in 2004, Hillary #2084 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alicia #439, Hillary #4192.
Republic of Ireland · Girls15 shared years, 1965–2005
Alicia held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Hillary in 2.
Highest recorded here: Alicia #88 in 2005, Hillary #307 in 1970.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2005: Alicia #88, Hillary #587.
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 | Alicia | Hillary |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| 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 |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #275 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4192 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alicia and Hillary both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Alicia
Popularity journey
First recorded1955
First recorded at #370 among girls in Norway in 1955 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1977–2009
Highest recorded position: #34 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1983 (recorded 1977–2009).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #275 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Hillary
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #385 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1965–2005
Highest recorded position: #307 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1970 (recorded 1965–2005).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls