Alisha vs Kelly

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.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2014, Alisha was ranked #156 and Kelly #365 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2023, Alisha was ranked #247 and Kelly #404 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2024, Alisha was ranked #395 and Kelly #1672 among girls in England and Wales.

• Scotland · Girls

  In 2024, Alisha was ranked #638 and Kelly #790 among girls in Scotland.

Alisha and Kelly over time

Alisha and Kelly appear together in 3 published lists, across 81 years of shared records. Alisha held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Kelly in 1.

The order between them changed and held in 3 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Kelly reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Alisha 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.

List by list

• Republic of Ireland · Girls37 shared years, 1983–2023

  Alisha held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Kelly in 19.

  Highest recorded here: Alisha #81 in 2008, Kelly #35 in 1994.

  The order changed in 2006: Alisha moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #91 and #72; by 2006 that had become #82 and #100.

  Most recent shared year, 2023: Alisha #247, Kelly #404.

• England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024

  Alisha held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Kelly in 1.

  Highest recorded here: Alisha #57 in 2005, Kelly #74 in 1996.

  The order changed in 1997: Alisha moved ahead. In 1996 they stood at #128 and #74; by 1997 that had become #71 and #82.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Alisha #395, Kelly #1672.

• Northern Ireland · Girls15 shared years, 1997–2014

  Alisha held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Kelly in 3.

  Highest recorded here: Alisha #70 in 2006, Kelly #101 in 1997.

  The order changed in 2004: Alisha moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #156 and #147; by 2004 that had become #108 and #128.

  Most recent shared year, 2014: Alisha #156, Kelly #365.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Side by side

How each name got here