Allison vs Elana
Allison and Elanacompared 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 2024, Allison was ranked #631 and Elana #898 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Allison was ranked #2788 and Elana #1639 among girls in England and Wales.
Allison and Elana over time
Allison and Elana appear together in 2 published lists, across 38 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Allison reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Elana 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 — Allison #1317 in 1999, Elana #871 in 2001.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls28 shared years, 1996–2025
Allison held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Elana in 28.
Highest recorded here: Allison #1317 in 1999, Elana #871 in 2001.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Allison #2788, Elana #1639.
Republic of Ireland · Girls10 shared years, 1996–2024
Allison held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Elana in 2.
Highest recorded here: Allison #295 in 1996, Elana #370 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Allison #631, Elana #898.
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 | Allison | Elana |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #2788 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #1639 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Allison and Elana both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Allison
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #372 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1965–1980
Highest recorded position: #63 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1971 (recorded 1965–1980).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #2788 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Elana
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1434 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: #370 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2004 (recorded 1996–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1639 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls