Alice vs Maxine
Alice and Maxinecompared 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 2024, Alice was ranked #49 and Maxine #1353 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2013, Alice was ranked #52 and Maxine #894 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Alice and Maxine over time
Alice and Maxine appear together in 2 published lists, across 47 years of shared records. Alice held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Maxine in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Maxine reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Alice 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 · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Alice held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Maxine in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alice #17 in 2016, Maxine #462 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Alice #49, Maxine #1353.
Republic of Ireland · Girls18 shared years, 1968–2013
Alice held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Maxine in 0.
Highest recorded here: Alice #52 in 2013, Maxine #343 in 1975.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Alice #52, Maxine #894.
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 | Maxine |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #41 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #1353 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alice and Maxine both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, 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
Maxine
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #401 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1353 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls