Gemma vs Maria

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 2008, Gemma was ranked #60 and Maria #89 among girls in New Zealand.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  In 1985, Gemma was ranked #61 and Maria #95 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2025, Gemma was ranked #718 and Maria #74 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2016, Gemma was ranked #353 and Maria #82 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2024, Gemma was ranked #1541 and Maria #91 among girls in England and Wales.

Gemma and Maria over time

Gemma and Maria appear together in 4 published lists, across 130 years of shared records. Maria held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Gemma in 1.

The order between them changed and held in 3 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Gemma reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, Maria 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.

List by list

• Republic of Ireland · Girls62 shared years, 1964–2025

  Gemma held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Maria in 59.

  Highest recorded here: Gemma #36 in 1992, Maria #23 in 1967.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Gemma #718, Maria #74.

• England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024

  Gemma held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Maria in 21.

  Highest recorded here: Gemma #50 in 1996, Maria #66 in 2018.

  The order changed in 2004: Maria moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #105 and #108; by 2004 that had become #118 and #113.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Gemma #1541, Maria #91.

• New Zealand · Girls20 shared years, 1982–2008

  Gemma held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Maria in 4.

  Highest recorded here: Gemma #17 in 1984, Maria #59 in 1985.

  The order changed in 2008: Gemma moved ahead. In 2007 they stood at #85 and #77; by 2008 that had become #60 and #89.

  Most recent shared year, 2008: Gemma #60, Maria #89.

• Northern Ireland · Girls19 shared years, 1997–2016

  Gemma held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Maria in 16.

  Highest recorded here: Gemma #35 in 1997, Maria #49 in 2009.

  The order changed in 2005: Maria moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #60 and #68; by 2005 that had become #99 and #66.

  Most recent shared year, 2016: Gemma #353, Maria #82.

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.

Side by side

How each name got here