Allanah vs Alysha
Allanah and Alyshacompared 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 2010, Allanah was ranked #758 and Alysha #910 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Allanah was ranked #5687 and Alysha #2689 among girls in England and Wales.
Allanah and Alysha over time
Allanah and Alysha appear together in 1 published list, across 26 years of shared records. Alysha held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Allanah in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Alysha reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Allanah 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Allanah #1036 in 1998, Alysha #307 in 1997.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls26 shared years, 1996–2023
Allanah held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Alysha in 25.
Highest recorded here: Allanah #1036 in 1998, Alysha #307 in 1997.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Allanah #5687, Alysha #2689.
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 | Allanah | Alysha |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5687 (2023) | England and Wales · Girls #4192 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Allanah and Alysha both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Allanah
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1112 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 recorded1996–2010
Highest recorded position: #398 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2005 (recorded 1996–2010).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #5687 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Girls
Alysha
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #424 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 recorded2002–2014
Highest recorded position: #248 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2003 (recorded 2002–2014).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls