Alyssia vs Maha
Alyssia and Mahacompared 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 2024, Alyssia was ranked #736 and Maha #736 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Alyssia was ranked #795 and Maha #767 among girls in England and Wales.
Alyssia and Maha over time
Alyssia and Maha appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Alyssia held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Maha in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Alyssia reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Maha 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Alyssia and Maha changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #795 and #767.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Alyssia held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Maha in 4.
Highest recorded here: Alyssia #423 in 2016, Maha #677 in 2023.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alyssia #795, Maha #767.
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 | Alyssia | Maha |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE | GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #736 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #736 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alyssia has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Maha.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.
How each name got here
Alyssia
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1434 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
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #423 among girls in England and Wales, in 2016 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #795 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Maha
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1434 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
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #677 among girls in England and Wales, in 2023 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #767 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls