Diana vs Maud
Diana and Maudcompared 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.
Norway · Girls
In 2025, Diana was ranked #163 and Maud #161 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Diana was ranked #276 and Maud #2574 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2023, Diana was ranked #279 and Maud #625 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Diana and Maud over time
Diana and Maud appear together in 3 published lists, across 92 years of shared records. Diana held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Maud in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Maud reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Diana in 1. 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Diana and Maud changed places 7 times in Norway · Girls between 1957 and 2025, ending at #163 and #161.
- Longest-running competitions
Diana and Maud were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 48 years, from 1957 to 2025, ending at #163 and #161.
List by list
Norway · Girls48 shared years, 1957–2025
Diana held the stronger position in 44 of those years, Maud in 4.
Highest recorded here: Diana #134 in 1985, Maud #161 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Diana #163, Maud #161.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Diana held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Maud in 0.
Highest recorded here: Diana #260 in 2022, Maud #1843 in 2003.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Diana #276, Maud #2574.
Republic of Ireland · Girls15 shared years, 1974–2023
Diana held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Maud in 0.
Highest recorded here: Diana #179 in 2003, Maud #340 in 1974.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Diana #279, Maud #625.
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 | Maud |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #163 (2025) | Norway · Girls #161 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Diana has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Maud.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
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
Maud
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #288 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #161 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #161 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls