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Alysa vs Jeanette

Alysa and Jeanettecompared 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, Alysa was ranked #3015 and Jeanette #5891 among girls in England and Wales.

Alysa and Jeanette over time

Alysa and Jeanette appear together in 1 published list, across 13 years of shared records. Alysa held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Jeanette 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.

Jeanette reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Alysa 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

    Alysa and Jeanette changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1999 and 2024, ending at #3015 and #5891.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Alysa #2970 in 2005, Jeanette #2727 in 2003.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls13 shared years, 19992024

    Alysa held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Jeanette in 2.

    Highest recorded here: Alysa #2970 in 2005, Jeanette #2727 in 2003.

    The order changed in 2024: Alysa moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #5666 and #5666; by 2024 that had become #3015 and #5891.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Alysa #3015, Jeanette #5891.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Alysa, Jeanette
FieldAlysaJeanette
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables33
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENWAU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #3015 (2024)England and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10076/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)40/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Alysa and Jeanette both have 3 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.

How each name got here

Alysa

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1999

    First recorded at #3900 among girls in England and Wales in 1999 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1999–2024

    Highest recorded position: #2487 among girls in England and Wales, in 2008 (recorded 1999–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #3015 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls

Jeanette

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1949

    First recorded at #342 among girls in Norway in 1949 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1949–2014

    Highest recorded position: #23 among girls in Norway, in 1986 (recorded 1949–2014).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls