Cleo vs Maisie
Cleo and Maisiecompared 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.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Cleo was ranked #230 and Maisie #18 among girls in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2023, Cleo was ranked #209 and Maisie #20 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Cleo was ranked #114 and Maisie #43 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Cleo was ranked #273 and Maisie #49 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
In 2023, Cleo was ranked #87 and Maisie #78 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
New Zealand · Girls
In 2023, Cleo was ranked #82 and Maisie #89 among girls in New Zealand.
Cleo and Maisie over time
Cleo and Maisie appear together in 2 published lists, across 51 years of shared records. Maisie held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Cleo 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.
Maisie reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Cleo 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2010, Maisie moved ahead of Cleo in Republic of Ireland · Girls — #404 and #431 the year before became #555 and #123.
- Longest-running competitions
Cleo and Maisie were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #114 and #43.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Cleo #209 in 2024, Maisie #49 in 2024.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Cleo held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Maisie in 30.
Highest recorded here: Cleo #114 in 2025, Maisie #14 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Cleo #114, Maisie #43.
Republic of Ireland · Girls21 shared years, 2000–2025
Cleo held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Maisie in 18.
Highest recorded here: Cleo #209 in 2024, Maisie #49 in 2024.
The order changed in 2010: Maisie moved ahead. In 2009 they stood at #404 and #431; by 2010 that had become #555 and #123.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Cleo #273, Maisie #49.
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 | Cleo | Maisie |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #114 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #43 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Cleo has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Maisie.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.
How each name got here
Cleo
Popularity journey
First recorded1974
First recorded at #490 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1974 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2021–2023
Highest recorded position: #82 among girls in New Zealand, in 2023 (recorded 2021–2023).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #114 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Maisie
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #135 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2025
Highest recorded position: #14 among girls in England and Wales, in 2010 (recorded 1996–2025).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #43 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls