Geraldine vs Maura

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 2010, Geraldine was ranked #430 and Maura #324 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2013, Geraldine was ranked #894 and Maura #747 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2024, Geraldine was ranked #5891 and Maura #3318 among girls in England and Wales.

Geraldine and Maura over time

Geraldine and Maura appear together in 2 published lists, across 59 years of shared records. Geraldine held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Maura in 0.

The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.

Geraldine reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Maura 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.

List by list

• Republic of Ireland · Girls47 shared years, 1964–2013

  Geraldine held the stronger position in 37 of those years, Maura in 8.

  Highest recorded here: Geraldine #7 in 1965, Maura #136 in 1972.

  The order changed in 2004: Maura moved ahead. In 2003 they stood at #490 and #559; by 2004 that had become #511 and #414.

  Most recent shared year, 2013: Geraldine #894, Maura #747.

• England and Wales · Girls12 shared years, 1996–2024

  Geraldine held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Maura in 1.

  Highest recorded here: Geraldine #848 in 1996, Maura #2165 in 1998.

  The order changed in 2018: Maura moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #4684 and #5691; by 2018 that had become #5666 and #5666.

  Most recent shared year, 2024: Geraldine #5891, Maura #3318.

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.

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