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Alison vs Majka

Alison and Majkacompared 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 2010, Alison was ranked #115 and Majka #555 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2018, Alison was ranked #1490 and Majka #3985 among girls in England and Wales.

Alison and Majka over time

Alison and Majka appear together in 1 published list, across 11 years of shared records. Alison held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Majka in 0.

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

Alison reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Majka 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.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Alison #859 in 2008, Majka #1584 in 2010.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls11 shared years, 20082018

    Alison held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Majka in 1.

    Highest recorded here: Alison #859 in 2008, Majka #1584 in 2010.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2018: Alison #1490, Majka #3985.

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, Majka
FieldAlisonMajka
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
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZGB-ENW, IE
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #213 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #3985 (2018)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Alison has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Majka.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

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 #213 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

Majka

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2008

    First recorded at #2487 among girls in England and Wales in 2008 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2008–2010

    Highest recorded position: #555 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2010 (recorded 2008–2010).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2018

    Most recently recorded at #3985 among girls in England and Wales, in 2018.

    England and Wales · Girls