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Christine vs Margaret

Christine and Margaretcompared 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 1974, Christine was ranked #39 and Margaret #93 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 1984, Christine was ranked #77 and Margaret #80 among girls in New Zealand.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Christine was ranked #885 and Margaret #135 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Christine was ranked #1639 and Margaret #413 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2018, Christine was ranked #434 and Margaret #434 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Norway · Girls

    In 2020, Christine was ranked #479 and Margaret #455 among girls in Norway.

Christine and Margaret over time

Christine and Margaret appear together in 6 published lists, across 202 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.

Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 2 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

    Christine and Margaret changed places 5 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2025, ending at #1639 and #413.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 23 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Christine and Margaret averaged 16.2 places apart, ending at #39 and #93.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Christine and Margaret were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #1639 and #413.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Girls within 2 years — Christine #1 in 1952, Margaret #3 in 1952.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls60 shared years, 1964–2025

    Christine held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Margaret in 60.

    Highest recorded here: Christine #52 in 1989, Margaret #2 in 1965.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Christine #885, Margaret #135.

  • Norway · Girls52 shared years, 1945–2020

    Christine held the stronger position in 33 of those years, Margaret in 19.

    Highest recorded here: Christine #22 in 1988, Margaret #108 in 1953.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2020: Christine #479, Margaret #455.

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Christine held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Margaret in 26.

    Highest recorded here: Christine #361 in 1996, Margaret #357 in 2020.

    The order changed in 2004: Margaret moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #545 and #578; by 2004 that had become #521 and #478.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Christine #1639, Margaret #413.

  • New Zealand · Girls24 shared years, 1954–1984

    Christine held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Margaret in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Christine #1 in 1954, Margaret #3 in 1954.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 1984: Christine #77, Margaret #80.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls23 shared years, 1952–1974

    Christine held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Margaret in 1.

    Highest recorded here: Christine #1 in 1952, Margaret #3 in 1952.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 1974: Christine #39, Margaret #93.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls13 shared years, 1997–2018

    Christine held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Margaret in 10.

    Highest recorded here: Christine #158 in 1999, Margaret #119 in 2000.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2018: Christine #434, Margaret #434.

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 Christine

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

Other comparisons involving Margaret

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

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — peaked in the same years.

All peaked in the same years→

Other pairs from New South Wales, Australia lists

Pairs measured inside New South Wales, Australia's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

New South Wales, Australia overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 1970s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 1970 and 1979.

The 1970s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Christine, Margaret
FieldChristineMargaret
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Editorially researched profile
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedFrom Latin Margarita, from Greek 'margarites' meaning 'pearl' — likely originally borrowed from an Indo-Iranian language. Associated with Saint Margaret, a 4th-century martyr and patron saint of expectant mothers.
OriginNot yet recordedGreek
Pronunciation/ˈmɑɹ.ɡɹɪt/
Syllables33
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNorway · Girls #498 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #135 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recorded90/100
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)70/10076/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Margaret has a recorded origin (Greek); Christine does not have one recorded yet.
  • Christine and Margaret both have 3 syllables.
  • A meaning is recorded for Margaret; Christine doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ.

How each name got here

Christine

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #253 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1952–1992

    Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1952 (recorded 1952–1992).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #1639 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Margaret

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #173 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1964–2025

    Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #413 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls