Anya vs Macy
Anya and Macycompared 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 2025, Anya was ranked #291 and Macy #1639 among girls in England and Wales.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Anya was ranked #384 and Macy #333 among girls in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2016, Anya was ranked #440 and Macy #353 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Anya was ranked #443 and Macy #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Anya and Macy over time
Anya and Macy appear together in 3 published lists, across 50 years of shared records. Macy held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Anya in 1.
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.
Macy reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Anya 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Anya and Macy changed places 7 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 2008 and 2025, ending at #443 and #608.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls28 shared years, 1997–2025
Anya held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Macy in 1.
Highest recorded here: Anya #123 in 2005, Macy #161 in 2000.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Anya #291, Macy #1639.
Republic of Ireland · Girls14 shared years, 2008–2025
Anya held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Macy in 7.
Highest recorded here: Anya #443 in 2025, Macy #395 in 2010.
The order changed in 2024: Anya moved ahead. In 2023 they stood at #764 and #661; by 2024 that had become #631 and #898.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Anya #443, Macy #608.
Northern Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 2005–2016
Anya held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Macy in 7.
Highest recorded here: Anya #284 in 2013, Macy #213 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2016: Anya #440, Macy #353.
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 | Macy |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | England and Wales · Girls #291 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Anya and Macy 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 recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #123 among girls in England and Wales, in 2005 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #291 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Macy
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 recorded1997–2025
Highest recorded position: #161 among girls in England and Wales, in 2000 (recorded 1997–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1639 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls