Eileen vs Maggie
Eileen and Maggiecompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Eileen was ranked #443 and Maggie #130 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2021, Eileen was ranked #446 and Maggie #158 among girls in Northern Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Eileen was ranked #855 and Maggie #183 among girls in England and Wales.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Eileen was ranked #638 and Maggie #215 among girls in Scotland.
Eileen and Maggie over time
Eileen and Maggie appear together in 3 published lists, across 72 years of shared records. Maggie held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Eileen 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.
Eileen reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Maggie 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Eileen and Maggie were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 35 years, from 1983 to 2025, ending at #443 and #130.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls35 shared years, 1983–2025
Eileen held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Maggie in 20.
Highest recorded here: Eileen #77 in 1983, Maggie #130 in 2024.
The order changed in 2005: Maggie moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #340 and #370; by 2005 that had become #347 and #347.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Eileen #443, Maggie #130.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Eileen held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Maggie in 29.
Highest recorded here: Eileen #855 in 2024, Maggie #171 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Eileen #855, Maggie #183.
Northern Ireland · Girls8 shared years, 2002–2021
Eileen held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Maggie in 7.
Highest recorded here: Eileen #318 in 2005, Maggie #146 in 2012.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Eileen #446, Maggie #158.
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 | Eileen | Maggie |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #443 (2025) | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #94 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Eileen and Maggie both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Eileen
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #324 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #17 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #501 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Maggie
Popularity journey
First recorded1983
First recorded at #529 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1983 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded2002–2024
Highest recorded position: #79 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2023 (recorded 2002–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #130 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls