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Alyssa vs Oluwakemi

Alyssa and Oluwakemicompared 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 2004, Alyssa was ranked #207 and Oluwakemi #576 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Alyssa was ranked #325 and Oluwakemi #4201 among girls in England and Wales.

Alyssa and Oluwakemi over time

Alyssa and Oluwakemi appear together in 1 published list, across 26 years of shared records. Alyssa held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Oluwakemi in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Oluwakemi 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 26 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Alyssa rose about as far as Oluwakemi fell — from #783 and #2683 in 1996 to #325 and #4201 in 2025.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls26 shared years, 19962025

    Alyssa held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Oluwakemi in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Alyssa #144 in 2004, Oluwakemi #1666 in 1997.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Alyssa #325, Oluwakemi #4201.

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, Oluwakemi
FieldAlyssaOluwakemi
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
Syllables35
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZGB-ENW, IE
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #325 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #4201 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10070/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Alyssa has 3 syllables, compared with 5 for Oluwakemi.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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 England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Oluwakemi

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #2683 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. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #4201 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls