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Alysha vs Maddy

Alysha and Maddycompared 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.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2004, Alysha was ranked #372 and Maddy #372 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Alysha was ranked #4192 and Maddy #3695 among girls in England and Wales.

Alysha and Maddy over time

Alysha and Maddy appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Alysha held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Maddy 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.

Alysha reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Maddy 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, 19962024

    Alysha held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Maddy in 1.

    Highest recorded here: Alysha #307 in 1997, Maddy #678 in 2006.

    The order changed in 2024: Maddy moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #2689 and #2927; by 2024 that had become #4192 and #3695.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Alysha #4192, Maddy #3695.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Alysha, Maddy
FieldAlyshaMaddy
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IEGB-ENW, GB-NIR
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #4192 (2024)England and Wales · Girls #3695 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Alysha has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Maddy.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR.

How each name got here

Alysha

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #424 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

  2. Highest recorded2002–2014

    Highest recorded position: #248 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2003 (recorded 2002–2014).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #4192 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls

Maddy

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #2683 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

  2. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #3695 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls