Alyssa vs Mercy
Alyssa and Mercycompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2022, Alyssa was ranked #186 and Mercy #747 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Alyssa was ranked #325 and Mercy #1197 among girls in England and Wales.
Alyssa and Mercy over time
Alyssa and Mercy appear together in 2 published lists, across 42 years of shared records. Alyssa held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Mercy in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Alyssa and Mercy were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #325 and #1197.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Alyssa held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Mercy in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alyssa #144 in 2004, Mercy #806 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alyssa #325, Mercy #1197.
Republic of Ireland · Girls12 shared years, 2001–2022
Alyssa held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Mercy in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alyssa #186 in 2022, Mercy #333 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Alyssa #186, Mercy #747.
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 | Mercy |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #325 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #1197 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alyssa has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Mercy.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Mercy
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1522 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2001–2022
Highest recorded position: #333 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2003 (recorded 2001–2022).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1197 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls