Ava vs Madelen

Ava and Madelencompared 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.

Norway · Girls
In 2025, Ava was ranked #143 and Madelen #193 among girls in Norway.

Ava and Madelen over time

Ava and Madelen appear together in 1 published list, across 26 years of shared records. Madelen held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ava 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.

Madelen reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Ava 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.

One moved ahead of the other
In 2023, Ava moved ahead of Madelen in Norway · Girls — #128 and #127 the year before became #105 and #183.

List by list

Norway · Girls26 shared years, 1999–2025
Ava held the stronger position in 7 of those years, Madelen in 19.
Highest recorded here: Ava #104 in 2020, Madelen #58 in 2011.
The order changed in 2023: Ava moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #128 and #127; by 2023 that had become #105 and #183.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Ava #143, Madelen #193.

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 Ava

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

Ella vs Ava
Ella and Ava changed places 15 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1981 and 2025, ending at #17 and #26.
Ella · Ava · 43 shared years, 1981–2025 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
See the 2025 Republic of Ireland ranking
Ava vs Zara
Ava and Zara both rose over the same years in 5 registrars — England and Wales · Girls; New South Wales, Australia · Girls; New Zealand · Girls; Northern Ireland · Girls; Republic of Ireland · Girls. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Ava · Zara · 45 shared years, 1978–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Ava vs Daisy
Ava and Daisy both rose over the same years in 4 registrars — England and Wales · Girls; New Zealand · Girls; Northern Ireland · Girls; Republic of Ireland · Girls. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Ava · Daisy · 36 shared years, 1985–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Ava vs Layla
Ava and Layla both rose over the same years in 4 registrars — England and Wales · Girls; New South Wales, Australia · Girls; Northern Ireland · Girls; Republic of Ireland · Girls. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Ava · Layla · 35 shared years, 1983–2025 · Moved together in several countries

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Ava, Madelen
Field	Ava	Madelen
Record type	Editorially researched profile	Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usage	female	female
Meaning	Meaning debated — no single origin is established with confidence.	Not yet recorded
Origin	Disputed — possibly Germanic, possibly a short form of Eve	Not yet recorded
Pronunciation	/ˈeɪvə/
Syllables	2	3
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ	NO
Most recent popularity observation	New South Wales, Australia · Girls #18 (2025)	Norway · Girls #193 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	90/100	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	95/100	82/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	40/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Ava has a recorded origin (Disputed — possibly Germanic, possibly a short form of Eve); Madelen does not have one recorded yet.
Ava has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Madelen.
A meaning is recorded for Ava; Madelen doesn't have one written yet.
Both names have recorded usage in NO.

How each name got here

Ava

Popularity journey

First recorded1978
First recorded at #522 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1978 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1978–2025
Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2008 (recorded 1978–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #18 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls

Madelen

Popularity journey

First recorded1983
First recorded at #653 among girls in Norway in 1983 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1983–2025
Highest recorded position: #58 among girls in Norway, in 2011 (recorded 1983–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #193 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls