Aliyah vs Zainab
Aliyah and Zainabcompared 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 2024, Aliyah was ranked #280 and Zainab #138 among girls in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2021, Aliyah was ranked #266 and Zainab #446 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Aliyah was ranked #608 and Zainab #273 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Aliyah was ranked #315 and Zainab #275 among girls in Scotland.
Aliyah and Zainab over time
Aliyah and Zainab appear together in 2 published lists, across 52 years of shared records. Zainab held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Aliyah in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Aliyah reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Zainab 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
Aliyah and Zainab changed places 14 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 2002 and 2025, ending at #608 and #273.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Aliyah held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Zainab in 29.
Highest recorded here: Aliyah #174 in 2004, Zainab #125 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aliyah #280, Zainab #138.
Republic of Ireland · Girls23 shared years, 2002–2025
Aliyah held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Zainab in 12.
Highest recorded here: Aliyah #221 in 2005, Zainab #273 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aliyah #608, Zainab #273.
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 | Zainab |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #273 (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 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aliyah and Zainab both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, 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 recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #174 among girls in England and Wales, in 2004 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Zainab
Popularity journey
First recorded1957
First recorded at #469 among girls in Norway in 1957 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #125 among girls in England and Wales, in 2008 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #273 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls