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Alyssa vs Pheobe

Alyssa and Pheobecompared 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 2017, Alyssa was ranked #219 and Pheobe #873 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Alyssa was ranked #285 and Pheobe #5891 among girls in England and Wales.

Alyssa and Pheobe over time

Alyssa and Pheobe appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Alyssa held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Pheobe in 0.

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

Alyssa reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Pheobe 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.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 19962024

    Alyssa held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Pheobe in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Alyssa #144 in 2004, Pheobe #580 in 2008.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Alyssa #285, Pheobe #5891.

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, Pheobe
FieldAlyssaPheobe
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
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZGB-ENW, IE
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #325 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #5891 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Alyssa has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Pheobe.
  • 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 Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

Pheobe

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #2096 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 recorded1999–2017

    Highest recorded position: #528 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1999 (recorded 1999–2017).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #5891 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls