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Aurora vs Macey

Aurora and Maceycompared 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, Aurora was ranked #43 and Macey #1065 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2023, Aurora was ranked #130 and Macey #727 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2018, Aurora was ranked #195 and Macey #434 among girls in Northern Ireland.

Aurora and Macey over time

Aurora and Macey appear together in 2 published lists, across 39 years of shared records. Aurora held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Macey in 0.

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.

Macey reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Aurora 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.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 19962024

    Aurora held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Macey in 14.

    Highest recorded here: Aurora #43 in 2024, Macey #148 in 2009.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Aurora #43, Macey #1065.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls10 shared years, 20092023

    Aurora held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Macey in 1.

    Highest recorded here: Aurora #130 in 2023, Macey #491 in 2013.

    The order changed in 2010: Aurora moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #893 and #742; by 2010 that had become #475 and #510.

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Aurora #130, Macey #727.

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 Aurora, Macey
FieldAuroraMacey
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
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #14 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #1065 (2024)
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

  • Aurora has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Macey.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Aurora

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1953

    First recorded at #390 among girls in Norway in 1953 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1953–2025

    Highest recorded position: #14 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1953–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #42 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

Macey

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #2683 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 recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #148 among girls in England and Wales, in 2009 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #1065 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls