Brenda vs Maree
Brenda and Mareecompared 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.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
In 1963, Brenda was ranked #82 and Maree #55 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
New Zealand · Girls
In 1974, Brenda was ranked #86 and Maree #88 among girls in New Zealand.
Brenda and Maree over time
Brenda and Maree appear together in 2 published lists, across 28 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Brenda and Maree changed places 6 times in New Zealand · Girls between 1955 and 1974, ending at #86 and #88.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 20 shared years in New Zealand · Girls, Brenda and Maree averaged 8.3 places apart, ending at #86 and #88.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in New Zealand · Girls within 2 years — Brenda #41 in 1967, Maree #42 in 1968.
List by list
New Zealand · Girls20 shared years, 1955–1974
Brenda held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Maree in 9.
Highest recorded here: Brenda #41 in 1967, Maree #42 in 1968.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1974: Brenda #86, Maree #88.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls8 shared years, 1952–1963
Brenda held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Maree in 8.
Highest recorded here: Brenda #77 in 1962, Maree #51 in 1955.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1963: Brenda #82, Maree #55.
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 | Brenda | Maree |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE, NZ | AU-NSW, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #4843 (2024) | New Zealand · Girls #88 (1974) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Brenda and Maree both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, NZ.
How each name got here
Brenda
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #96 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1954–1974
Highest recorded position: #41 among girls in New Zealand, in 1967 (recorded 1954–1974).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #4843 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Maree
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #72 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1955–1974
Highest recorded position: #42 among girls in New Zealand, in 1968 (recorded 1955–1974).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent1974
Most recently recorded at #88 among girls in New Zealand, in 1974.
New Zealand · Girls