Carmel vs Maxine

Carmel and Maxinecompared 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 1954, Carmel was ranked #95 and Maxine #97 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2009, Carmel was ranked #893 and Maxine #893 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Carmel was ranked #3318 and Maxine #1353 among girls in England and Wales.

Carmel and Maxine over time

Carmel and Maxine appear together in 2 published lists, across 44 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
Carmel and Maxine changed places 10 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #3318 and #1353.
Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Carmel #955 in 1998, Maxine #462 in 1996.

List by list

England and Wales · Girls28 shared years, 1996–2024
Carmel held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Maxine in 15.
Highest recorded here: Carmel #955 in 1998, Maxine #462 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Carmel #3318, Maxine #1353.
Republic of Ireland · Girls16 shared years, 1968–2009
Carmel held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Maxine in 0.
Highest recorded here: Carmel #31 in 1968, Maxine #343 in 1975.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2009: Carmel #893, Maxine #893.

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 Carmel

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

Ellen vs Carmel
In 1964 they stood at #27 and #21 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 6 places apart; by 2015 they were #56 and #896.
Ellen · Carmel · 46 shared years, 1964–2015 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2015 Republic of Ireland ranking
Kathleen vs Carmel
In 1964 they stood at #23 and #21 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 2 places apart; by 2015 they were #177 and #896.
Kathleen · Carmel · 46 shared years, 1964–2015 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2015 Republic of Ireland ranking
Nora vs Carmel
In 1964 they stood at #30 and #21 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 9 places apart; by 2015 they were #199 and #896.
Nora · Carmel · 46 shared years, 1964–2015 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2015 Republic of Ireland ranking
Helen vs Carmel
In 1964 they stood at #13 and #21 in Republic of Ireland · Girls, 8 places apart; by 2015 they were #222 and #896.
Helen · Carmel · 46 shared years, 1964–2015 · Started together, ended far apart
See the 2015 Republic of Ireland ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Carmel, Maxine
Field	Carmel	Maxine
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	3
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE
Most recent popularity observation	England and Wales · Girls #3318 (2024)	England and Wales · Girls #1353 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	88/100	88/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Carmel has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Maxine.
Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Carmel

Popularity journey

First recorded1952
First recorded at #85 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 recorded1964–2015
Highest recorded position: #21 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2015).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3318 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls

Maxine

Popularity journey

First recorded1968
First recorded at #401 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1353 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls