Alisa vs Jayda
Alisa and Jaydacompared 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 2023, Alisa was ranked #404 and Jayda #856 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Alisa was ranked #708 and Jayda #2000 among girls in England and Wales.
Alisa and Jayda over time
Alisa and Jayda appear together in 2 published lists, across 40 years of shared records. Alisa held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Jayda 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
Alisa and Jayda changed places 8 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #708 and #2000.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Alisa held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Jayda in 9.
Highest recorded here: Alisa #549 in 2015, Jayda #683 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alisa #708, Jayda #2000.
Republic of Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 2009–2023
Alisa held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Jayda in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alisa #325 in 2019, Jayda #502 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Alisa #404, Jayda #856.
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 | Jayda |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #337 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #2000 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alisa has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Jayda.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
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
Jayda
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1914 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2009–2023
Highest recorded position: #502 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2022 (recorded 2009–2023).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2000 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls