Alisa vs Polina
Alisa and Polinacompared 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 Polina #856 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Alisa was ranked #763 and Polina #1892 among girls in England and Wales.
Alisa and Polina over time
Alisa and Polina appear together in 2 published lists, across 32 years of shared records. Alisa held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Polina 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.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls24 shared years, 2000–2025
Alisa held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Polina in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alisa #549 in 2015, Polina #1389 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alisa #763, Polina #1892.
Republic of Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 2009–2023
Alisa held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Polina in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alisa #393 in 2011, Polina #555 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Alisa #404, Polina #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 | Polina |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| 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 #1892 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alisa and Polina both have 3 syllables.
- 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 #763 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Polina
Popularity journey
First recorded2000
First recorded at #3912 among girls in England and Wales in 2000 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2005–2023
Highest recorded position: #555 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2010 (recorded 2005–2023).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1892 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls