Alisa vs Asta
Alisa and Astacompared 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.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Alisa was ranked #337 and Asta #220 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Alisa was ranked #708 and Asta #2771 among girls in England and Wales.
Alisa and Asta over time
Alisa and Asta appear together in 2 published lists, across 42 years of shared records. Alisa held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Asta in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Alisa reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Asta 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Alisa and Asta changed places 8 times in Norway · Girls between 1974 and 2025, ending at #337 and #220.
- Longest-running competitions
Alisa and Asta were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 31 years, from 1974 to 2025, ending at #337 and #220.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Alisa #549 in 2015, Asta #2706 in 2017.
List by list
Norway · Girls31 shared years, 1974–2025
Alisa held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Asta in 14.
Highest recorded here: Alisa #255 in 2022, Asta #217 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alisa #337, Asta #220.
England and Wales · Girls11 shared years, 2009–2024
Alisa held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Asta in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alisa #549 in 2015, Asta #2706 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alisa #708, Asta #2771.
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 | Alisa | Asta |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #337 (2025) | Norway · Girls #220 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alisa has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Asta.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Alisa
Popularity journey
First recorded1974
First recorded at #589 among girls in Norway in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1974–2025
Highest recorded position: #255 among girls in Norway, in 2022 (recorded 1974–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #337 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Asta
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #218 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #217 among girls in Norway, in 2023 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #220 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls