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Diyar vs Madison

Diyar and Madisoncompared 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.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2024, Diyar was ranked #2921 and Madison #3688 among boys in England and Wales.

Diyar and Madison over time

Diyar and Madison appear together in 1 published list, across 13 years of shared records. Diyar held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Madison in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Diyar reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Madison 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.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Diyar and Madison changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Boys between 2000 and 2024, ending at #2921 and #3688.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Boys within 2 years — Diyar #1077 in 2002, Madison #1629 in 2003.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Boys13 shared years, 20002024

    Diyar held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Madison in 2.

    Highest recorded here: Diyar #1077 in 2002, Madison #1629 in 2003.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Diyar #2921, Madison #3688.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Diyar, Madison
FieldDiyarMadison
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables13
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIRAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Boys #2921 (2024)Republic of Ireland · Girls #148 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10082/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)60/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Diyar has 1 syllable, compared with 3 for Madison.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR.

How each name got here

Diyar

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1998

    First recorded at #2901 among boys in England and Wales in 1998 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Boys

  2. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #2921 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Boys

Madison

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1993

    First recorded at #75 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1993 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1994–2023

    Highest recorded position: #14 among girls in New Zealand, in 2001 (recorded 1994–2023).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #148 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls