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Aqsa vs Madeleine

Aqsa and Madeleinecompared 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, Aqsa was ranked #289 and Madeleine #259 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Aqsa was ranked #541 and Madeleine #295 among girls in Scotland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Aqsa was ranked #483 and Madeleine #544 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Aqsa and Madeleine over time

Aqsa and Madeleine appear together in 1 published list, across 30 years of shared records. Madeleine held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Aqsa in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Madeleine reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Aqsa 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.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Aqsa and Madeleine were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #289 and #259.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 19962025

    Aqsa held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Madeleine in 30.

    Highest recorded here: Aqsa #276 in 2024, Madeleine #64 in 2005.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Aqsa #289, Madeleine #259.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Aqsa, Madeleine
FieldAqsaMadeleine
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 recorded
Syllables24
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-SCT, IEAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #289 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #259 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)95/10070/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Aqsa has 2 syllables, compared with 4 for Madeleine.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Aqsa

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #717 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #276 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #289 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Madeleine

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #327 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1990–2018

    Highest recorded position: #35 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1995 (recorded 1990–2018).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #259 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls