Alex vs Maddie

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 2023, Alex was ranked #391 and Maddie #193 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2025, Alex was ranked #304 and Maddie #294 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2025, Alex was ranked #2605 and Maddie #357 among girls in England and Wales.

Alex and Maddie over time

Alex and Maddie appear together in 3 published lists, across 67 years of shared records. Alex held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Maddie in 1.

The order between them changed and held in 3 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Alex reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Maddie 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 · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

  Alex held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Maddie in 20.

  Highest recorded here: Alex #161 in 1996, Maddie #255 in 2005.

  The order changed in 2006: Maddie moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #251 and #255; by 2006 that had become #279 and #273.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Alex #2605, Maddie #357.

• Northern Ireland · Girls21 shared years, 2002–2023

  Alex held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Maddie in 6.

  Highest recorded here: Alex #56 in 2002, Maddie #131 in 2007.

  The order changed in 2020: Maddie moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #263 and #336; by 2020 that had become #397 and #246.

  Most recent shared year, 2023: Alex #391, Maddie #193.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls16 shared years, 2008–2025

  Alex held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Maddie in 3.

  Highest recorded here: Alex #130 in 2009, Maddie #232 in 2024.

  The order changed in 2023: Maddie moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #284 and #338; by 2023 that had become #316 and #296.

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Alex #304, Maddie #294.

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.

Where to go next

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