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Alyssa vs Cloe

Alyssa and Cloecompared 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 2022, Alyssa was ranked #224 and Cloe #3970 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2008, Alyssa was ranked #311 and Cloe #862 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Alyssa and Cloe over time

Alyssa and Cloe appear together in 1 published list, across 26 years of shared records. Alyssa held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Cloe 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.

Cloe reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Alyssa 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 · Girls26 shared years, 19962022

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

    Highest recorded here: Alyssa #144 in 2004, Cloe #663 in 1999.

    The order changed in 1997: Alyssa moved ahead. In 1996 they stood at #783 and #783; by 1997 that had become #506 and #672.

    Most recent shared year, 2022: Alyssa #224, Cloe #3970.

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, Cloe
FieldAlyssaCloe
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)England and Wales · Girls #3970 (2022)
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 Cloe.
  • 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

Cloe

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1989

    First recorded at #503 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1989 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1989–2008

    Highest recorded position: #457 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1991 (recorded 1989–2008).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2022

    Most recently recorded at #3970 among girls in England and Wales, in 2022.

    England and Wales · Girls