Alyssa vs Holly

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.

• New Zealand · Girls

  In 2013, Alyssa was ranked #76 and Holly #48 among girls in New Zealand.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  In 2015, Alyssa was ranked #61 and Holly #98 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2025, Alyssa was ranked #325 and Holly #69 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Scotland · Girls

  In 2024, Alyssa was ranked #171 and Holly #79 among girls in Scotland.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2024, Alyssa was ranked #337 and Holly #105 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2024, Alyssa was ranked #285 and Holly #137 among girls in England and Wales.

Alyssa and Holly over time

Alyssa and Holly appear together in 5 published lists, across 116 years of shared records. Holly held the stronger position in more years in 5 of them, Alyssa 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.

Holly reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 4 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 · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024

  Alyssa held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Holly in 29.

  Highest recorded here: Alyssa #144 in 2004, Holly #12 in 2002.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Alyssa #285, Holly #137.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls29 shared years, 1991–2025

  Alyssa held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Holly in 29.

  Highest recorded here: Alyssa #172 in 2015, Holly #11 in 2010.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Alyssa #325, Holly #69.

• Northern Ireland · Girls24 shared years, 2001–2024

  Alyssa held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Holly in 24.

  Highest recorded here: Alyssa #137 in 2016, Holly #22 in 2003.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Alyssa #337, Holly #105.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls19 shared years, 1990–2015

  Alyssa held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Holly in 17.

  Highest recorded here: Alyssa #25 in 2004, Holly #19 in 2003.

  The order changed in 2015: Alyssa moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #70 and #67; by 2015 that had become #61 and #98.

  Most recent shared year, 2015: Alyssa #61, Holly #98.

• New Zealand · Girls15 shared years, 1999–2013

  Alyssa held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Holly in 15.

  Highest recorded here: Alyssa #37 in 2003, Holly #16 in 2003.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2013: Alyssa #76, Holly #48.

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.

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Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

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