Anya vs Macie
Anya and Maciecompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Anya was ranked #315 and Macie #638 among girls in England and Wales.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Anya was ranked #384 and Macie #315 among girls in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2020, Anya was ranked #333 and Macie #333 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Anya was ranked #443 and Macie #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Anya and Macie over time
Anya and Macie appear together in 2 published lists, across 41 years of shared records. Anya held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Macie in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Anya and Macie changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 2011 and 2025, ending at #443 and #608.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls27 shared years, 1997–2024
Anya held the stronger position in 26 of those years, Macie in 1.
Highest recorded here: Anya #123 in 2005, Macie #152 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Anya #315, Macie #638.
Republic of Ireland · Girls14 shared years, 2011–2025
Anya held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Macie in 5.
Highest recorded here: Anya #316 in 2023, Macie #362 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Anya #443, Macie #608.
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 | Anya | Macie |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #443 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Anya and Macie both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Anya
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #393 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #123 among girls in England and Wales, in 2005 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #443 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Macie
Popularity journey
First recorded1997
First recorded at #3824 among girls in England and Wales in 1997 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #152 among girls in England and Wales, in 2013 (recorded 1997–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls