Alyssa vs Saidbh
Alyssa and Saidbhcompared 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 2018, Alyssa was ranked #267 and Saidbh #896 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Alyssa and Saidbh over time
Alyssa and Saidbh appear together in 1 published list, across 10 years of shared records. Alyssa held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Saidbh in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Saidbh 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.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls10 shared years, 1999–2018
Alyssa held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Saidbh in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alyssa #172 in 2015, Saidbh #352 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Alyssa #267, Saidbh #896.
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 | Saidbh |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #325 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #896 (2018) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alyssa has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Saidbh.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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
Saidbh
Popularity journey
First recorded1998
First recorded at #498 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1998–2018
Highest recorded position: #352 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2000 (recorded 1998–2018).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2018
Most recently recorded at #896 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2018.
Republic of Ireland · Girls