Billie vs Mae
Billie and Maecompared 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, Billie was ranked #131 and Mae #476 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Billie was ranked #171 and Mae #443 among girls in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2023, Billie was ranked #178 and Mae #328 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Billie was ranked #186 and Mae #180 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Billie and Mae over time
Billie and Mae appear together in 2 published lists, across 46 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Mae reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Billie 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 2025, Mae moved ahead of Billie in Republic of Ireland · Girls — #191 and #197 the year before became #186 and #180.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Billie and Mae changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #171 and #443.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Billie #186 in 2025, Mae #180 in 2025.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Billie held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Mae in 7.
Highest recorded here: Billie #171 in 2024, Mae #268 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Billie #171, Mae #443.
Republic of Ireland · Girls17 shared years, 2004–2025
Billie held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Mae in 13.
Highest recorded here: Billie #186 in 2025, Mae #180 in 2025.
The order changed in 2025: Mae moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #191 and #197; by 2025 that had become #186 and #180.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Billie #186, Mae #180.
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 | Billie | Mae |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #35 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #180 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Billie has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Mae.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Billie
Popularity journey
First recorded1979
First recorded at #523 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1979 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2015–2025
Highest recorded position: #33 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2024 (recorded 2015–2025).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #35 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Mae
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #620 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
Highest recorded1999–2025
Highest recorded position: #180 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025 (recorded 1999–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #180 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls