Deirbhile vs Maddison
Deirbhile and Maddisoncompared 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 2015, Deirbhile was ranked #426 and Maddison #166 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2017, Deirbhile was ranked #579 and Maddison #249 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Deirbhile and Maddison over time
Deirbhile and Maddison appear together in 1 published list, across 8 years of shared records. Maddison held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Deirbhile 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.
Deirbhile reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Maddison 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.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 2002–2017
Deirbhile held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Maddison in 5.
Highest recorded here: Deirbhile #345 in 2006, Maddison #249 in 2017.
The order changed in 2008: Maddison moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #404 and #842; by 2008 that had become #862 and #430.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Deirbhile #579, Maddison #249.
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 | Deirbhile | Maddison |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-NIR, IE | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #579 (2017) | England and Wales · Girls #154 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Deirbhile and Maddison both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Deirbhile
Popularity journey
First recorded1991
First recorded at #515 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1991 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2015
Highest recorded position: #229 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 1998 (recorded 1997–2015).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2017
Most recently recorded at #579 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2017.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Maddison
Popularity journey
First recorded1992
First recorded at #99 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1992 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1992–2020
Highest recorded position: #13 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1998 (recorded 1992–2020).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #154 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls