Allyson vs Phillipa
Allyson and Phillipacompared 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 1968, Allyson was ranked #401 and Phillipa #401 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2020, Allyson was ranked #4535 and Phillipa #2843 among girls in England and Wales.
Allyson and Phillipa over time
Allyson and Phillipa appear together in 1 published list, across 14 years of shared records. Phillipa held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Allyson in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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 — Allyson #2350 in 1996, Phillipa #635 in 1996.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls14 shared years, 1996–2020
Allyson held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Phillipa in 14.
Highest recorded here: Allyson #2350 in 1996, Phillipa #635 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2020: Allyson #4535, Phillipa #2843.
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 | Allyson | Phillipa |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4535 (2020) | England and Wales · Girls #3598 (2023) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Allyson and Phillipa both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Allyson
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #2350 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
Most recent2020
Most recently recorded at #4535 among girls in England and Wales, in 2020.
England and Wales · Girls
Phillipa
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #401 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1968–2012
Highest recorded position: #401 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1968 (recorded 1968–2012).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2023
Most recently recorded at #3598 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023.
England and Wales · Girls