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Alysha vs Karly

Alysha and Karlycompared 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.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2010, Alysha was ranked #430 and Karly #366 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2014, Alysha was ranked #752 and Karly #876 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2017, Alysha was ranked #3229 and Karly #5765 among girls in England and Wales.

Alysha and Karly over time

Alysha and Karly appear together in 1 published list, across 21 years of shared records. Alysha held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Karly 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 — Alysha #307 in 1997, Karly #1176 in 1997.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls21 shared years, 19962017

    Alysha held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Karly in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Alysha #307 in 1997, Karly #1176 in 1997.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2017: Alysha #3229, Karly #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

Side-by-side comparison of Alysha, Karly
FieldAlyshaKarly
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 recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IEGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #4192 (2024)Republic of Ireland · Girls #871 (2019)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Alysha has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Karly.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Alysha

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #424 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

  2. Highest recorded2002–2014

    Highest recorded position: #248 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2003 (recorded 2002–2014).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls

Karly

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #1755 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

  2. Most recent2019

    Most recently recorded at #871 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2019.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls