Farah vs Madison

Farah 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.

Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Farah was ranked #407 and Madison #134 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Farah was ranked #608 and Madison #148 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Farah was ranked #708 and Madison #166 among girls in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2007, Farah was ranked #4333 and Madison #2211 among boys in England and Wales.

Farah and Madison over time

Farah and Madison appear together in 3 published lists, across 63 years of shared records. Madison held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Farah in 0.

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

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.

Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Farah #353 in 2014, Madison #86 in 2014.

List by list

England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Farah held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Madison in 29.
Highest recorded here: Farah #428 in 2001, Madison #35 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Farah #708, Madison #166.
Republic of Ireland · Girls18 shared years, 1995–2025
Farah held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Madison in 17.
Highest recorded here: Farah #353 in 2014, Madison #86 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Farah #608, Madison #148.
Northern Ireland · Girls16 shared years, 2008–2024
Farah held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Madison in 16.
Highest recorded here: Farah #195 in 2018, Madison #49 in 2009.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Farah #407, Madison #134.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Madison

Pairs where Madison shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Amelia vs Madison
Amelia and Madison both rose over the same years in 3 registrars — New Zealand · Girls; Northern Ireland · Girls; Republic of Ireland · Girls. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Amelia · Madison · 32 shared years, 1994–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Charlotte vs Madison
Charlotte and Madison both rose over the same years in 3 registrars — New Zealand · Girls; Northern Ireland · Girls; Republic of Ireland · Girls. Each list is measured against its own starting position; the positions are never combined.
Charlotte · Madison · 32 shared years, 1994–2025 · Moved together in several countries
Emily vs Madison
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Girls within 2 years — Emily #1 in 1998, Madison #18 in 2000.
Emily · Madison · 26 shared years, 1993–2018 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2000 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Emma vs Madison
Both reached their highest recorded position in New Zealand · Girls within 2 years — Emma #1 in 2003, Madison #14 in 2001.
Emma · Madison · 30 shared years, 1994–2023 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2003 New Zealand ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Farah, Madison
Field	Farah	Madison
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	3
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025)	Republic of Ireland · Girls #148 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	94/100	82/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Farah has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Madison.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Farah

Popularity journey

First recorded1963
First recorded at #502 among girls in Norway in 1963 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded2008–2024
Highest recorded position: #195 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2018 (recorded 2008–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls

Madison

Popularity journey

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
Highest recorded1994–2023
Highest recorded position: #14 among girls in New Zealand, in 2001 (recorded 1994–2023).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #148 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls