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Alison vs Demi-Lee

Alison and Demi-Leecompared 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.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2013, Alison was ranked #440 and Demi-Lee #440 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2021, Alison was ranked #1402 and Demi-Lee #5581 among girls in England and Wales.

Alison and Demi-Lee over time

Alison and Demi-Lee appear together in 2 published lists, across 35 years of shared records. Alison held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Demi-Lee in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Alison reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Demi-Lee 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.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Alison and Demi-Lee changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2021, ending at #1402 and #5581.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls26 shared years, 19962021

    Alison held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Demi-Lee in 3.

    Highest recorded here: Alison #225 in 1996, Demi-Lee #708 in 2005.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2021: Alison #1402, Demi-Lee #5581.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 19972013

    Alison held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Demi-Lee in 2.

    Highest recorded here: Alison #118 in 1998, Demi-Lee #230 in 2001.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2013: Alison #440, Demi-Lee #440.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Alison, Demi-Lee
FieldAlisonDemi-Lee
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables33
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZGB-ENW, GB-NIR
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #213 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #5581 (2021)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10076/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Alison and Demi-Lee both have 3 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR.

How each name got here

Alison

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1952–1996

    Highest recorded position: #18 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1979 (recorded 1952–1996).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1719 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Demi-Lee

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #974 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

  2. Highest recorded1997–2013

    Highest recorded position: #230 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2001 (recorded 1997–2013).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2021

    Most recently recorded at #5581 among girls in England and Wales, in 2021.

    England and Wales · Girls