George vs Mads
George and Madscompared 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 2023, George was ranked #4 and Mads #4991 among boys in England and Wales.
Norway · Boys
In 2023, George was ranked #364 and Mads #469 among boys in Norway.
George and Mads over time
George and Mads appear together in 1 published list, across 58 years of shared records. Mads held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, George 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.
George reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Mads 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
George and Mads changed places 5 times in Norway · Boys between 1946 and 2023, ending at #364 and #469.
- Longest-running competitions
George and Mads were both ranked in Norway · Boys for 58 years, from 1946 to 2023, ending at #364 and #469.
List by list
Norway · Boys58 shared years, 1946–2023
George held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Mads in 55.
Highest recorded here: George #253 in 1968, Mads #46 in 1988.
The order changed in 2023: George moved ahead. In 2022 they stood at #468 and #296; by 2023 that had become #364 and #469.
Most recent shared year, 2023: George #364, Mads #469.
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 | George | Mads |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | male | male |
| Meaning | Farmer, earth-worker. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Greek | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈdʒɔːdʒ/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Boys #24 (2025) | Norway · Boys #285 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- George has a recorded origin (Greek); Mads does not have one recorded yet.
- George has 2 syllables, compared with 1 for Mads.
- A meaning is recorded for George; Mads doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
George
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #345 among boys in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #2 among boys in England and Wales, in 2018 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #24 among boys in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Boys
Mads
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #288 among boys in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Boys
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #46 among boys in Norway, in 1988 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Boys
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #285 among boys in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Boys