Alyce vs Shazia
Alyce and Shaziacompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2017, Alyce was ranked #4063 and Shazia #5765 among girls in England and Wales.
Alyce and Shazia over time
Alyce and Shazia appear together in 1 published list, across 20 years of shared records. Shazia held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Alyce in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
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
Alyce and Shazia changed places 9 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2017, ending at #4063 and #5765.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Alyce #944 in 1996, Shazia #916 in 1996.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls20 shared years, 1996–2017
Alyce held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Shazia in 13.
Highest recorded here: Alyce #944 in 1996, Shazia #916 in 1996.
The order changed in 2017: Alyce moved ahead. In 2016 they stood at #5785 and #3609; by 2017 that had become #4063 and #5765.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Alyce #4063, Shazia #5765.
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 | Shazia |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4063 (2017) | England and Wales · Girls #4192 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alyce has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Shazia.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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
Shazia
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #916 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: #916 among girls in England and Wales, in 1996 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls