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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.

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.

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 Audrey

Pairs where Audrey shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Maeve

Pairs where Maeve 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 — started together, ended far apart.

All started together, ended far apart→

Other pairs from Republic of Ireland lists

Pairs measured inside Republic of Ireland's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Republic of Ireland overview→

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 Audrey, Maeve
FieldAudreyMaeve
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
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IEAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNew South Wales, Australia · Girls #34 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #26 (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

  • 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

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded2008–2025

    Highest recorded position: #19 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2021 (recorded 2008–2025).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #312 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Maeve

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded2020–2023

    Highest recorded position: #25 among girls in New Zealand, in 2023 (recorded 2020–2023).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #26 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls