Brianna vs Maci
Brianna and Macicompared 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.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2021, Brianna was ranked #298 and Maci #350 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Brianna was ranked #315 and Maci #638 among girls in Scotland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2022, Brianna was ranked #458 and Maci #559 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Brianna was ranked #531 and Maci #4201 among girls in England and Wales.
Brianna and Maci over time
Brianna and Maci appear together in 3 published lists, across 49 years of shared records. Brianna held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Maci in 0.
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
Brianna and Maci changed places 4 times in Northern Ireland · Girls between 2010 and 2021, ending at #298 and #350.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Brianna #172 in 2012, Maci #163 in 2012.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls25 shared years, 2000–2025
Brianna held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Maci in 3.
Highest recorded here: Brianna #372 in 2020, Maci #323 in 2011.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Brianna #531, Maci #4201.
Northern Ireland · Girls12 shared years, 2010–2021
Brianna held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Maci in 6.
Highest recorded here: Brianna #172 in 2012, Maci #163 in 2012.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Brianna #298, Maci #350.
Republic of Ireland · Girls12 shared years, 2010–2022
Brianna held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Maci in 6.
Highest recorded here: Brianna #230 in 2010, Maci #228 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Brianna #458, Maci #559.
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 | Brianna | Maci |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| 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 | Republic of Ireland · Girls #352 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4201 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Brianna and Maci both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Brianna
Popularity journey
First recorded1993
First recorded at #92 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1993 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1993–2008
Highest recorded position: #35 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1999 (recorded 1993–2008).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #531 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Maci
Popularity journey
First recorded2000
First recorded at #2746 among girls in England and Wales in 2000 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2010–2021
Highest recorded position: #163 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2012 (recorded 2010–2021).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #4201 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls