Alissa vs Gaja
Alissa and Gajacompared 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 2019, Alissa was ranked #871 and Gaja #871 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Alissa was ranked #1407 and Gaja #3705 among girls in England and Wales.
Alissa and Gaja over time
Alissa and Gaja appear together in 1 published list, across 16 years of shared records. Alissa held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Gaja in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Alissa reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Gaja 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
England and Wales · Girls16 shared years, 2005–2025
Alissa held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Gaja in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alissa #555 in 2010, Gaja #2058 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alissa #1407, Gaja #3705.
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 | Alissa | Gaja |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #1407 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #3705 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alissa has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Gaja.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Alissa
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1072 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
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1407 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Gaja
Popularity journey
First recorded2005
First recorded at #3970 among girls in England and Wales in 2005 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2013–2019
Highest recorded position: #651 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2017 (recorded 2013–2019).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #3705 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls