Cadhla vs Maya
Cadhla and Mayacompared 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, Cadhla was ranked #3695 and Maya #15 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Cadhla was ranked #89 and Maya #40 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Cadhla was ranked #80 and Maya #47 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Cadhla and Maya over time
Cadhla and Maya appear together in 2 published lists, across 48 years of shared records. Maya held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Cadhla 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.
Cadhla reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Maya 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Cadhla and Maya changed places 6 times in Northern Ireland · Girls between 2003 and 2024, ending at #80 and #47.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 22 shared years in Northern Ireland · Girls, Cadhla and Maya averaged 47.5 places apart, ending at #80 and #47.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Cadhla #53 in 2023, Maya #47 in 2024.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls26 shared years, 1997–2025
Cadhla held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Maya in 25.
Highest recorded here: Cadhla #87 in 2023, Maya #17 in 2024.
The order changed in 1998: Maya moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #496 and #576; by 1998 that had become #498 and #425.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Cadhla #89, Maya #40.
Northern Ireland · Girls22 shared years, 2003–2024
Cadhla held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Maya in 19.
Highest recorded here: Cadhla #53 in 2023, Maya #47 in 2024.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Cadhla #80, Maya #47.
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 | Cadhla | Maya |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #89 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #40 (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
- Cadhla has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Maya.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Cadhla
Popularity journey
First recorded1994
First recorded at #502 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1994 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2003–2024
Highest recorded position: #53 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 2003–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #89 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Maya
Popularity journey
First recorded1961
First recorded at #497 among girls in Norway in 1961 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #15 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #53 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls