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Angela vs Paige

Angela and Paigecompared 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 1998, Angela was ranked #88 and Paige #27 among girls in New Zealand.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 2003, Angela was ranked #79 and Paige #33 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Angela was ranked #608 and Paige #173 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2023, Angela was ranked #391 and Paige #264 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Angela was ranked #1229 and Paige #580 among girls in England and Wales.

Angela and Paige over time

Angela and Paige appear together in 4 published lists, across 92 years of shared records. Paige held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Angela 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.

Angela reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Paige 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 2002, Paige moved ahead of Angela in New South Wales, Australia · Girls — #72 and #76 the year before became #71 and #43.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Angela and Paige changed places 5 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1991 and 2025, ending at #608 and #173.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Angela and Paige were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #1229 and #580.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Angela #382 in 1996, Paige #28 in 1996.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls35 shared years, 1991–2025

    Angela held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Paige in 27.

    Highest recorded here: Angela #133 in 1991, Paige #85 in 2021.

    The order changed in 2002: Paige moved ahead. In 2001 they stood at #278 and #302; by 2002 that had become #238 and #176.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Angela #608, Paige #173.

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Angela held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Paige in 30.

    Highest recorded here: Angela #382 in 1996, Paige #28 in 1996.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Angela #1229, Paige #580.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls14 shared years, 1997–2023

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

    Highest recorded here: Angela #248 in 2000, Paige #70 in 2009.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Angela #391, Paige #264.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls13 shared years, 1990–2003

    Angela held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Paige in 10.

    Highest recorded here: Angela #50 in 1990, Paige #33 in 2003.

    The order changed in 2002: Paige moved ahead. In 2001 they stood at #72 and #76; by 2002 that had become #71 and #43.

    Most recent shared year, 2003: Angela #79, Paige #33.

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 Paige

Pairs where Paige 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 — close in one country, far apart in another.

All close in one country, far apart in another→

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, Paige
FieldAngelaPaige
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, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #173 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Angela has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Paige.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, 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 #1229 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Paige

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1990

    First recorded at #100 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1990 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1991–2021

    Highest recorded position: #11 among girls in New Zealand, in 2005 (recorded 1991–2021).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #580 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls