Alyssa vs Kayla

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 South Wales, Australia · Girls

  In 2012, Alyssa was ranked #56 and Kayla #83 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• New Zealand · Girls

  In 2013, Alyssa was ranked #76 and Kayla #99 among girls in New Zealand.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2025, Alyssa was ranked #325 and Kayla #130 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Scotland · Girls

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

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2024, Alyssa was ranked #337 and Kayla #253 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2024, Alyssa was ranked #285 and Kayla #332 among girls in England and Wales.

Alyssa and Kayla over time

Alyssa and Kayla appear together in 5 published lists, across 113 years of shared records. Kayla held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Alyssa in 2.

The order between them changed and held in 4 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Kayla reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 4 of those lists, Alyssa in 1. 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 17 of those years, Kayla in 12.

  Highest recorded here: Alyssa #144 in 2004, Kayla #98 in 2011.

  The order changed in 2013: Alyssa moved ahead. In 2012 they stood at #161 and #135; by 2013 that had become #161 and #169.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Alyssa #285, Kayla #332.

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

  Alyssa held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Kayla in 28.

  Highest recorded here: Alyssa #172 in 2015, Kayla #21 in 2011.

  The order changed in 1996: Kayla moved ahead. In 1995 they stood at #457 and #515; by 1996 that had become #534 and #295.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Alyssa #325, Kayla #130.

• Northern Ireland · Girls24 shared years, 2001–2024

  Alyssa held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Kayla in 22.

  Highest recorded here: Alyssa #137 in 2016, Kayla #40 in 2011.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Alyssa #337, Kayla #253.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls16 shared years, 1990–2012

  Alyssa held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Kayla in 5.

  Highest recorded here: Alyssa #25 in 2004, Kayla #28 in 1990.

  The order changed in 2002: Alyssa moved ahead. In 2001 they stood at #48 and #38; by 2002 that had become #29 and #38.

  Most recent shared year, 2012: Alyssa #56, Kayla #83.

• New Zealand · Girls15 shared years, 1999–2013

  Alyssa held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Kayla in 12.

  Highest recorded here: Alyssa #37 in 2003, Kayla #32 in 2001.

  The order changed in 2012: Alyssa moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #57 and #54; by 2012 that had become #73 and #100.

  Most recent shared year, 2013: Alyssa #76, Kayla #99.

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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