Allanah vs Mona
Allanah and Monacompared 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 2006, Allanah was ranked #635 and Mona #764 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2023, Allanah was ranked #5687 and Mona #2504 among girls in England and Wales.
Allanah and Mona over time
Allanah and Mona appear together in 1 published list, across 26 years of shared records. Mona held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Allanah in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Allanah reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Mona 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
Allanah and Mona changed places 11 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2023, ending at #5687 and #2504.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls26 shared years, 1996–2023
Allanah held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Mona in 16.
Highest recorded here: Allanah #1036 in 1998, Mona #1065 in 2008.
The order changed in 2020: Mona moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #3541 and #4001; by 2020 that had become #4535 and #2042.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Allanah #5687, Mona #2504.
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 | Mona |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #5687 (2023) | Norway · Girls #413 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Allanah has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Mona.
- 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
Mona
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #98 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #9 among girls in Norway, in 1968 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #413 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls