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Alyssa vs Tracey

Alyssa and Traceycompared 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.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2023, Alyssa was ranked #241 and Tracey #5687 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2009, Alyssa was ranked #272 and Tracey #893 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Alyssa and Tracey over time

Alyssa and Tracey appear together in 2 published lists, across 32 years of shared records. Alyssa held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Tracey in 0.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Tracey reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 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

  • England and Wales · Girls22 shared years, 19962023

    Alyssa held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Tracey in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Alyssa #144 in 2004, Tracey #783 in 1996.

    The order changed in 1997: Alyssa moved ahead. In 1996 they stood at #783 and #783; by 1997 that had become #506 and #1450.

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Alyssa #241, Tracey #5687.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls10 shared years, 19912009

    Alyssa held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Tracey in 2.

    Highest recorded here: Alyssa #207 in 2004, Tracey #103 in 1991.

    The order changed in 2000: Alyssa moved ahead. In 1999 they stood at #392 and #392; by 2000 that had become #352 and #465.

    Most recent shared year, 2009: Alyssa #272, Tracey #893.

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, Tracey
FieldAlyssaTracey
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 recorded
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #325 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #5687 (2023)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Alyssa has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Tracey.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ.

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

Tracey

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1958

    First recorded at #52 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1960–1991

    Highest recorded position: #7 among girls in New Zealand, in 1970 (recorded 1960–1991).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2023

    Most recently recorded at #5687 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023.

    England and Wales · Girls