Abigail vs Magdalena

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.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2014, Abigail was ranked #46 and Magdalena #439 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2024, Abigail was ranked #79 and Magdalena #898 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2024, Abigail was ranked #154 and Magdalena #1603 among girls in England and Wales.

• Norway · Girls

  In 2023, Abigail was ranked #302 and Magdalena #474 among girls in Norway.

Abigail and Magdalena over time

Abigail and Magdalena appear together in 3 published lists, across 69 years of shared records. Abigail held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Magdalena in 1.

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

Abigail reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Magdalena in 1. 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, 1996–2024

  Abigail held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Magdalena in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Abigail #19 in 2000, Magdalena #712 in 2012.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Abigail #154, Magdalena #1603.

• Norway · Girls25 shared years, 1983–2023

  Abigail held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Magdalena in 15.

  Highest recorded here: Abigail #297 in 2017, Magdalena #71 in 1984.

  The order changed in 2012: Abigail moved ahead. In 2011 they stood at #494 and #364; by 2012 that had become #315 and #590.

  Most recent shared year, 2023: Abigail #302, Magdalena #474.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls15 shared years, 2006–2024

  Abigail held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Magdalena in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Abigail #36 in 2008, Magdalena #285 in 2011.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Abigail #79, Magdalena #898.

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.

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Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Side by side

How each name got here