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Alyssa vs Millicent

Alyssa and Millicentcompared 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.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Alyssa was ranked #171 and Millicent #790 among girls in Scotland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2022, Alyssa was ranked #186 and Millicent #905 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Alyssa was ranked #285 and Millicent #869 among girls in England and Wales.

Alyssa and Millicent over time

Alyssa and Millicent appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Alyssa held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Millicent 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.

Millicent 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.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 29 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Alyssa rose about as far as Millicent fell — from #783 and #448 in 1996 to #285 and #869 in 2024.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 19962024

    Alyssa held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Millicent in 5.

    Highest recorded here: Alyssa #144 in 2004, Millicent #273 in 1998.

    The order changed in 2001: Alyssa moved ahead. In 2000 they stood at #344 and #318; by 2001 that had become #262 and #349.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Alyssa #285, Millicent #869.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Alyssa, Millicent
FieldAlyssaMillicent
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables33
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZGB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #325 (2025)Scotland · Girls #790 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10070/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Alyssa and Millicent both have 3 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Alyssa

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1990–2019

    Highest recorded position: #25 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2004 (recorded 1990–2019).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #325 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

Millicent

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #448 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

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #273 among girls in England and Wales, in 1998 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #869 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls