Alise vs Ester
Alise and Estercompared 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, Alise was ranked #213 and Ester #209 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2014, Alise was ranked #494 and Ester #876 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Alise was ranked #4843 and Ester #2115 among girls in England and Wales.
Alise and Ester over time
Alise and Ester appear together in 2 published lists, across 77 years of shared records. Ester held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Alise 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
Alise and Ester changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1998 and 2024, ending at #4843 and #2115.
- Longest-running competitions
Alise and Ester were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 53 years, from 1946 to 2025, ending at #213 and #209.
List by list
Norway · Girls53 shared years, 1946–2025
Alise held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Ester in 35.
Highest recorded here: Alise #213 in 2025, Ester #139 in 1953.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alise #213, Ester #209.
England and Wales · Girls24 shared years, 1998–2024
Alise held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Ester in 16.
Highest recorded here: Alise #1210 in 2012, Ester #1326 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alise #4843, Ester #2115.
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 | Alise | Ester |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #213 (2025) | Norway · Girls #209 (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
- Alise has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Ester.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Alise
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #303 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #213 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #213 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Ester
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #155 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: #134 among girls in Norway, in 1947 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #209 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls