Alyssa vs Kaytlin
Alyssa and Kaytlincompared 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 2003, Alyssa was ranked #166 and Kaytlin #331 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2017, Alyssa was ranked #242 and Kaytlin #4763 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2008, Alyssa was ranked #311 and Kaytlin #862 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Alyssa and Kaytlin over time
Alyssa and Kaytlin appear together in 1 published list, across 20 years of shared records. Alyssa held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Kaytlin in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Kaytlin 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.
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 — Alyssa #144 in 2004, Kaytlin #1442 in 2002.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls20 shared years, 1997–2017
Alyssa held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Kaytlin in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alyssa #144 in 2004, Kaytlin #1442 in 2002.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Alyssa #242, Kaytlin #4763.
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
| Field | Alyssa | Kaytlin |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #325 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4763 (2017) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alyssa has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Kaytlin.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Alyssa
Popularity journey
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
Highest recorded1990–2019
Highest recorded position: #25 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2004 (recorded 1990–2019).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #325 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Kaytlin
Popularity journey
First recorded1997
First recorded at #2411 among girls in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2017
Most recently recorded at #4763 among girls in England and Wales, in 2017.
England and Wales · Girls