Alys vs Cherry
Alys and Cherrycompared 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 2024, Alys was ranked #610 and Cherry #1230 among girls in England and Wales.
Alys and Cherry over time
Alys and Cherry appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Alys held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Cherry in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Cherry reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Alys 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
Alys and Cherry changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #610 and #1230.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Alys #426 in 2013, Cherry #583 in 2011.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Alys held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Cherry in 3.
Highest recorded here: Alys #426 in 2013, Cherry #583 in 2011.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alys #610, Cherry #1230.
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 | Alys | Cherry |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #610 (2024) | England and Wales · Girls #1230 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alys and Cherry both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
How each name got here
Alys
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #519 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: #426 among girls in England and Wales, in 2013 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #610 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Cherry
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #944 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: #583 among girls in England and Wales, in 2011 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1230 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls