Diana vs Maree
Diana and Mareecompared 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 Zealand · Girls
In 1965, Diana was ranked #95 and Maree #53 among girls in New Zealand.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
In 1968, Diana was ranked #88 and Maree #69 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
Diana and Maree over time
Diana and Maree appear together in 2 published lists, across 24 years of shared records. Maree held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Diana in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Diana reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Maree 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Girls within 2 years — Diana #71 in 1958, Maree #51 in 1958.
List by list
New South Wales, Australia · Girls13 shared years, 1952–1968
Diana held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Maree in 13.
Highest recorded here: Diana #71 in 1958, Maree #51 in 1958.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1968: Diana #88, Maree #69.
New Zealand · Girls11 shared years, 1955–1965
Diana held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Maree in 11.
Highest recorded here: Diana #66 in 1958, Maree #43 in 1962.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1965: Diana #95, Maree #53.
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 | Diana | Maree |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | AU-NSW, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #163 (2025) | New Zealand · Girls #88 (1974) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Diana and Maree both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, NZ.
How each name got here
Diana
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #89 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 recorded1954–1965
Highest recorded position: #66 among girls in New Zealand, in 1958 (recorded 1954–1965).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #163 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Maree
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #72 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 recorded1955–1974
Highest recorded position: #42 among girls in New Zealand, in 1968 (recorded 1955–1974).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent1974
Most recently recorded at #88 among girls in New Zealand, in 1974.
New Zealand · Girls