Alison vs Concepta
Alison and Conceptacompared 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 1985, Alison was ranked #74 and Concepta #421 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Alison and Concepta over time
Alison and Concepta appear together in 1 published list, across 19 years of shared records. Alison held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Concepta in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Concepta reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Alison 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1965, Alison moved ahead of Concepta in Republic of Ireland · Girls — #146 and #135 the year before became #117 and #134.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls19 shared years, 1964–1985
Alison held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Concepta in 1.
Highest recorded here: Alison #60 in 1975, Concepta #134 in 1965.
The order changed in 1965: Alison moved ahead. In 1964 they stood at #146 and #135; by 1965 that had become #117 and #134.
Most recent shared year, 1985: Alison #74, Concepta #421.
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 | Alison | Concepta |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ | IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #213 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #421 (1985) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alison and Concepta both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in IE.
How each name got here
Alison
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #76 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1996
Highest recorded position: #18 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1979 (recorded 1952–1996).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #213 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Concepta
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #135 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1964–1985
Highest recorded position: #134 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–1985).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent1985
Most recently recorded at #421 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1985.
Republic of Ireland · Girls