Alison vs Nabiha
Alison and Nabihacompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Alison was ranked #1719 and Nabiha #1315 among girls in England and Wales.
Alison and Nabiha over time
Alison and Nabiha appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Alison held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Nabiha 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.
Alison reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Nabiha 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 Nabiha changed places 13 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2025, ending at #1719 and #1315.
- Longest-running competitions
Alison and Nabiha were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #1719 and #1315.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Alison held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Nabiha in 7.
Highest recorded here: Alison #225 in 1996, Nabiha #859 in 2008.
The order changed in 2025: Nabiha moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #1603 and #2000; by 2025 that had become #1719 and #1315.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alison #1719, Nabiha #1315.
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 | Nabiha |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #213 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #1315 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alison and Nabiha both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
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 #1719 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Nabiha
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2096 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
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #859 among girls in England and Wales, in 2008 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1315 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls