Alice vs Mae
Alice and Maecompared 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 2025, Alice was ranked #41 and Mae #180 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Alice was ranked #49 and Mae #443 among girls in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2023, Alice was ranked #56 and Mae #328 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Alice was ranked #76 and Mae #476 among girls in Scotland.
Alice and Mae over time
Alice and Mae appear together in 3 published lists, across 61 years of shared records. Alice held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Mae in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Alice held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Mae in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alice #17 in 2016, Mae #268 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alice #49, Mae #443.
Republic of Ireland · Girls23 shared years, 1999–2025
Alice held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Mae in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alice #29 in 2022, Mae #180 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Alice #41, Mae #180.
Northern Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 2007–2023
Alice held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Mae in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alice #35 in 2019, Mae #263 in 2019.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Alice #56, Mae #328.
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 | Alice | Mae |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 3 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #41 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #180 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alice has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Mae.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Alice
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #292 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #17 among girls in England and Wales, in 2016 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #76 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Mae
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #620 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 recorded1999–2025
Highest recorded position: #180 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025 (recorded 1999–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #180 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls