Alyssa vs Lara
Alyssa and Laracompared 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.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
In 2019, Alyssa was ranked #75 and Lara #68 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Alyssa was ranked #285 and Lara #98 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Alyssa was ranked #325 and Lara #102 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Alyssa was ranked #337 and Lara #110 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Alyssa was ranked #171 and Lara #131 among girls in Scotland.
Alyssa and Lara over time
Alyssa and Lara appear together in 4 published lists, across 103 years of shared records. Lara held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Alyssa in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 2 of the lists they share.
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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Alyssa and Lara changed places 8 times in New South Wales, Australia · Girls between 1999 and 2019, ending at #75 and #68.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 21 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Alyssa and Lara averaged 6.5 places apart, ending at #75 and #68.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Girls within 2 years — Alyssa #25 in 2004, Lara #25 in 2002.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Alyssa held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Lara in 29.
Highest recorded here: Alyssa #144 in 2004, Lara #85 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alyssa #285, Lara #98.
Republic of Ireland · Girls29 shared years, 1991–2025
Alyssa held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Lara in 29.
Highest recorded here: Alyssa #172 in 2015, Lara #80 in 2002.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alyssa #325, Lara #102.
Northern Ireland · Girls24 shared years, 2001–2024
Alyssa held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Lara in 24.
Highest recorded here: Alyssa #137 in 2016, Lara #51 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alyssa #337, Lara #110.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls21 shared years, 1999–2019
Alyssa held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Lara in 16.
Highest recorded here: Alyssa #25 in 2004, Lara #25 in 2002.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2019: Alyssa #75, Lara #68.
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 | Lara |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #325 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #102 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alyssa has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Lara.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, 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 Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Lara
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #553 among girls in Norway in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1999–2023
Highest recorded position: #25 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2002 (recorded 1999–2023).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #144 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls