Eilish vs Madeleine
Eilish and Madeleinecompared 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 1996, Eilish was ranked #94 and Madeleine #98 among girls in New Zealand.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Eilish was ranked #3695 and Madeleine #274 among girls in England and Wales.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Eilish was ranked #384 and Madeleine #295 among girls in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2014, Eilish was ranked #365 and Madeleine #314 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Eilish was ranked #631 and Madeleine #556 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Eilish and Madeleine over time
Eilish and Madeleine appear together in 2 published lists, across 66 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.
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
Eilish and Madeleine changed places 7 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2024, ending at #631 and #556.
- Longest-running competitions
Eilish and Madeleine were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 38 years, from 1964 to 2024, ending at #631 and #556.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls38 shared years, 1964–2024
Eilish held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Madeleine in 11.
Highest recorded here: Eilish #173 in 1998, Madeleine #288 in 1966.
The order changed in 2021: Madeleine moved ahead. In 2020 they stood at #628 and #700; by 2021 that had become #764 and #661.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Eilish #631, Madeleine #556.
England and Wales · Girls28 shared years, 1996–2024
Eilish held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Madeleine in 28.
Highest recorded here: Eilish #491 in 1996, Madeleine #64 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Eilish #3695, Madeleine #274.
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 | Eilish | Madeleine |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Scotland · Girls #384 (2024) | Norway · Girls #327 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Eilish has 2 syllables, compared with 4 for Madeleine.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.
How each name got here
Eilish
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #189 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3695 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Madeleine
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #327 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1990–2018
Highest recorded position: #35 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1995 (recorded 1990–2018).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #327 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls