Alison vs Maree
Alison and Mareecompared 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.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
In 1971, Alison was ranked #23 and Maree #96 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
New Zealand · Girls
In 1974, Alison was ranked #83 and Maree #88 among girls in New Zealand.
Alison and Maree over time
Alison and Maree appear together in 2 published lists, across 40 years of shared records. Alison held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Maree in 0.
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.
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.
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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 1965, Alison moved ahead of Maree in New South Wales, Australia · Girls — #59 and #56 the year before became #27 and #66.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Alison and Maree changed places 4 times in New Zealand · Girls between 1955 and 1974, ending at #83 and #88.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 20 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Alison and Maree averaged 24.6 places apart, ending at #23 and #96.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in New Zealand · Girls within 2 years — Alison #30 in 1966, Maree #42 in 1968.
List by list
New South Wales, Australia · Girls20 shared years, 1952–1971
Alison held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Maree in 10.
Highest recorded here: Alison #23 in 1971, Maree #51 in 1955.
The order changed in 1965: Alison moved ahead. In 1964 they stood at #59 and #56; by 1965 that had become #27 and #66.
Most recent shared year, 1971: Alison #23, Maree #96.
New Zealand · Girls20 shared years, 1955–1974
Alison held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Maree in 5.
Highest recorded here: Alison #30 in 1966, Maree #42 in 1968.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1974: Alison #83, Maree #88.
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 | Alison | Maree |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NZ | AU-NSW, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #213 (2025) | New Zealand · Girls #88 (1974) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alison has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Maree.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, NZ.
How each name got here
Alison
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #76 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1952–1996
Highest recorded position: #18 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1979 (recorded 1952–1996).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #213 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Maree
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #72 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1955–1974
Highest recorded position: #42 among girls in New Zealand, in 1968 (recorded 1955–1974).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent1974
Most recently recorded at #88 among girls in New Zealand, in 1974.
New Zealand · Girls