Angela vs Maree
Angela 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 Zealand · Girls
In 1974, Angela was ranked #6 and Maree #88 among girls in New Zealand.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
In 1971, Angela was ranked #22 and Maree #96 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
Angela and Maree over time
Angela and Maree appear together in 2 published lists, across 36 years of shared records. Angela held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Maree in 0.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Maree reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Angela 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.
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 1963, Angela moved ahead of Maree in New South Wales, Australia · Girls — #60 and #58 the year before became #51 and #55.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 20 shared years in New Zealand · Girls, Angela and Maree averaged 33.9 places apart, ending at #6 and #88.
List by list
New Zealand · Girls20 shared years, 1955–1974
Angela held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Maree in 2.
Highest recorded here: Angela #5 in 1973, Maree #42 in 1968.
The order changed in 1960: Angela moved ahead. In 1959 they stood at #67 and #57; by 1960 that had become #51 and #63.
Most recent shared year, 1974: Angela #6, Maree #88.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls16 shared years, 1955–1971
Angela held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Maree in 7.
Highest recorded here: Angela #22 in 1971, Maree #51 in 1955.
The order changed in 1963: Angela moved ahead. In 1962 they stood at #60 and #58; by 1963 that had become #51 and #55.
Most recent shared year, 1971: Angela #22, Maree #96.
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 | Angela | 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, NO, NZ | AU-NSW, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #608 (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
- Angela has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Maree.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, NZ.
How each name got here
Angela
Popularity journey
First recorded1947
First recorded at #362 among girls in Norway in 1947 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1954–1998
Highest recorded position: #3 among girls in New Zealand, in 1975 (recorded 1954–1998).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #608 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