Alva vs Raisa
Alva and Raisacompared 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, Alva was ranked #504 and Raisa #898 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Alva was ranked #1809 and Raisa #997 among girls in England and Wales.
Alva and Raisa over time
Alva and Raisa appear together in 1 published list, across 19 years of shared records. Raisa held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Alva 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 — Alva #1711 in 2018, Raisa #650 in 2018.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls19 shared years, 1997–2025
Alva held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Raisa in 19.
Highest recorded here: Alva #1711 in 2018, Raisa #650 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alva #1809, Raisa #997.
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 | Alva | Raisa |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #84 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #997 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alva and Raisa both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Alva
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #443 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1993–2025
Highest recorded position: #47 among girls in Norway, in 2010 (recorded 1993–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1809 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Raisa
Popularity journey
First recorded1989
First recorded at #408 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1989 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1989–2024
Highest recorded position: #408 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1989 (recorded 1989–2024).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #997 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls