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Angela vs Mary

Angela and Marycompared 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 1981, Angela was ranked #29 and Mary #100 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 1991, Angela was ranked #71 and Mary #89 among girls in New Zealand.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Angela was ranked #608 and Mary #112 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2023, Angela was ranked #391 and Mary #171 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Angela was ranked #1198 and Mary #337 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Norway · Girls

    In 2015, Angela was ranked #511 and Mary #378 among girls in Norway.

Angela and Mary over time

Angela and Mary appear together in 6 published lists, across 224 years of shared records. Mary held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Angela in 2.

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.

Mary reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 5 of those lists, Angela in 1. 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 1966, Angela moved ahead of Mary in New South Wales, Australia · Girls — #38 and #37 the year before became #32 and #35.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Angela and Mary changed places 6 times in Norway · Girls between 1947 and 2015, ending at #511 and #378.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 26 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Angela and Mary averaged 44.7 places apart, ending at #29 and #100.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Angela and Mary were both ranked in New Zealand · Girls for 37 years, from 1954 to 1991, ending at #71 and #89.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Angela #382 in 1996, Mary #118 in 1997.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls62 shared years, 1964–2025

    Angela held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Mary in 62.

    Highest recorded here: Angela #21 in 1965, Mary #1 in 1964.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Angela #608, Mary #112.

  • Norway · Girls56 shared years, 1947–2015

    Angela held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Mary in 50.

    Highest recorded here: Angela #229 in 1959, Mary #59 in 1947.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2015: Angela #511, Mary #378.

  • New Zealand · Girls37 shared years, 1954–1991

    Angela held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Mary in 11.

    Highest recorded here: Angela #3 in 1975, Mary #6 in 1954.

    The order changed in 1991: Angela moved ahead. In 1990 they stood at #99 and #97; by 1991 that had become #71 and #89.

    Most recent shared year, 1991: Angela #71, Mary #89.

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024

    Angela held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Mary in 29.

    Highest recorded here: Angela #382 in 1996, Mary #118 in 1997.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Angela #1198, Mary #337.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls26 shared years, 1955–1981

    Angela held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Mary in 10.

    Highest recorded here: Angela #13 in 1974, Mary #22 in 1955.

    The order changed in 1966: Angela moved ahead. In 1965 they stood at #38 and #37; by 1966 that had become #32 and #35.

    Most recent shared year, 1981: Angela #29, Mary #100.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls14 shared years, 1997–2023

    Angela held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Mary in 14.

    Highest recorded here: Angela #248 in 2000, Mary #53 in 1997.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Angela #391, Mary #171.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Angela

Pairs where Angela shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Mary

Pairs where Mary shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — peaked in the same years.

All peaked in the same years→

Other pairs from Republic of Ireland lists

Pairs measured inside Republic of Ireland's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Republic of Ireland overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Angela, Mary
FieldAngelaMary
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 usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #112 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Angela has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Mary.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ.

How each name got here

Angela

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1954–1998

    Highest recorded position: #3 among girls in New Zealand, in 1975 (recorded 1954–1998).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

Mary

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #67 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1964–2025

    Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #518 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls