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Alyssa vs Bea

Alyssa and Beacompared 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, Alyssa was ranked #285 and Bea #1097 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Alyssa was ranked #325 and Bea #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Alyssa and Bea over time

Alyssa and Bea appear together in 2 published lists, across 36 years of shared records. Alyssa held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Bea in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Alyssa reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Bea 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.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls25 shared years, 20002024

    Alyssa held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Bea in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Alyssa #144 in 2004, Bea #703 in 2019.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Alyssa #285, Bea #1097.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 20082025

    Alyssa held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Bea in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Alyssa #172 in 2015, Bea #372 in 2024.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Alyssa #325, Bea #608.

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 Alyssa, Bea
FieldAlyssaBea
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
Syllables31
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZGB-ENW, IE
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #325 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Alyssa has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Bea.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Alyssa

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1990

    First recorded at #90 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1990 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1990–2019

    Highest recorded position: #25 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2004 (recorded 1990–2019).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #325 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

Bea

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded2000

    First recorded at #3912 among girls in England and Wales in 2000 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2008–2025

    Highest recorded position: #372 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2024 (recorded 2008–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls