Aliyah vs Catalina
Aliyah and Catalinacompared 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, Aliyah was ranked #345 and Catalina #1892 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Aliyah was ranked #608 and Catalina #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Aliyah and Catalina over time
Aliyah and Catalina appear together in 1 published list, across 28 years of shared records. Aliyah held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Catalina in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Aliyah reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Catalina 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 · Girls28 shared years, 1998–2025
Aliyah held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Catalina in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aliyah #174 in 2004, Catalina #1081 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aliyah #345, Catalina #1892.
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 | Aliyah | Catalina |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #345 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aliyah has 2 syllables, compared with 4 for Catalina.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Aliyah
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #466 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: #174 among girls in England and Wales, in 2004 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #345 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Catalina
Popularity journey
First recorded1998
First recorded at #1979 among girls in England and Wales in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2009–2025
Highest recorded position: #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025 (recorded 2009–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1892 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls