Audrey vs Maeve
Audrey and Maevecompared 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.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Audrey was ranked #541 and Maeve #25 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Audrey was ranked #312 and Maeve #26 among girls in England and Wales.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
In 2025, Audrey was ranked #34 and Maeve #38 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Audrey was ranked #337 and Maeve #57 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Audrey was ranked #885 and Maeve #60 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Audrey and Maeve over time
Audrey and Maeve appear together in 2 published lists, across 86 years of shared records. Maeve held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Audrey in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Audrey reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Maeve 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
Audrey and Maeve changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2025, ending at #312 and #26.
- Longest-running competitions
Audrey and Maeve were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #312 and #26.
- Started together, ended far apart
In 1964 they stood at #85 and #80 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 5 places apart; by 2025 they were #885 and #60.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls56 shared years, 1964–2025
Audrey held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Maeve in 38.
Highest recorded here: Audrey #44 in 1967, Maeve #60 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Audrey #885, Maeve #60.
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Audrey held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Maeve in 17.
Highest recorded here: Audrey #294 in 2019, Maeve #26 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Audrey #312, Maeve #26.
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 | Audrey | Maeve |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #34 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #26 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Audrey and Maeve both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Audrey
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #85 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
Highest recorded2008–2025
Highest recorded position: #19 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2021 (recorded 2008–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #312 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Maeve
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #80 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
Highest recorded2020–2023
Highest recorded position: #25 among girls in New Zealand, in 2023 (recorded 2020–2023).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #26 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls