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Alissa vs Suzanne

Alissa and Suzannecompared 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 2017, Alissa was ranked #734 and Suzanne #873 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Alissa was ranked #1262 and Suzanne #3015 among girls in England and Wales.

Alissa and Suzanne over time

Alissa and Suzanne appear together in 2 published lists, across 38 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.

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 · Girls29 shared years, 19962024

    Alissa held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Suzanne in 6.

    Highest recorded here: Alissa #555 in 2010, Suzanne #364 in 1996.

    The order changed in 2006: Alissa moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #990 and #745; by 2006 that had become #739 and #1585.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Alissa #1262, Suzanne #3015.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 20052017

    Alissa held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Suzanne in 6.

    Highest recorded here: Alissa #635 in 2006, Suzanne #348 in 2007.

    The order changed in 2017: Alissa moved ahead. In 2016 they stood at #907 and #560; by 2017 that had become #734 and #873.

    Most recent shared year, 2017: Alissa #734, Suzanne #873.

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 Alissa, Suzanne
FieldAlissaSuzanne
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 recorded
Syllables33
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IEAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #504 (2024)England and Wales · Girls #3015 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10082/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Alissa and Suzanne both have 3 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Alissa

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #1262 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls

Suzanne

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1952

    First recorded at #25 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 recorded1952–1982

    Highest recorded position: #19 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1954 (recorded 1952–1982).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #3015 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls