Allison vs Layah
Allison and Layahcompared 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 2018, Allison was ranked #629 and Layah #629 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Allison was ranked #3318 and Layah #3695 among girls in England and Wales.
Allison and Layah over time
Allison and Layah appear together in 1 published list, across 20 years of shared records. Allison held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Layah in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Layah reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Allison 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
Allison and Layah changed places 8 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #3318 and #3695.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Allison #1785 in 2021, Layah #2286 in 2019.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls20 shared years, 1996–2024
Allison held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Layah in 5.
Highest recorded here: Allison #1785 in 2021, Layah #2286 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Allison #3318, Layah #3695.
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 | Layah |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #631 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #3695 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Allison has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Layah.
- 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 recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3318 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Layah
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #3795 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 recorded2014–2018
Highest recorded position: #629 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2018 (recorded 2014–2018).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3695 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls