Alyce vs Christine
Alyce and Christinecompared 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.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
In 1988, Alyce was ranked #79 and Christine #64 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2017, Alyce was ranked #4063 and Christine #1144 among girls in England and Wales.
Alyce and Christine over time
Alyce and Christine appear together in 1 published list, across 20 years of shared records. Christine held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Alyce 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 — Alyce #944 in 1996, Christine #361 in 1996.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls20 shared years, 1996–2017
Alyce held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Christine in 20.
Highest recorded here: Alyce #944 in 1996, Christine #361 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Alyce #4063, Christine #1144.
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 | Alyce | Christine |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4063 (2017) | Norway · Girls #498 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alyce and Christine both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Alyce
Popularity journey
First recorded1986
First recorded at #94 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1986 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1986–1988
Highest recorded position: #65 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1987 (recorded 1986–1988).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2017
Most recently recorded at #4063 among girls in England and Wales, in 2017.
England and Wales · Girls
Christine
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #253 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1992
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1992).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1639 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls