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Grace vs Maddison

Grace and Maddison compared 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, Grace was ranked #1 and Maddison #169 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Grace was ranked #4 and Maddison #226 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 2020, Grace was ranked #8 and Maddison #87 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Grace was ranked #13 and Maddison #130 among girls in Scotland.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 2023, Grace was ranked #18 and Maddison #81 among girls in New Zealand.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Grace was ranked #27 and Maddison #154 among girls in England and Wales.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2006, Grace was ranked #4052 and Maddison #3385 among boys in England and Wales.

Grace and Maddison over time

England and Wales · Girls
#1#3#10#30#10019962025Grace #27Maddison #1541996: Grace #41, Maddison #2791997: Grace #42, Maddison #2881998: Grace #35, Maddison #2681999: Grace #28, Maddison #2482000: Grace #21, Maddison #1752001: Grace #23, Maddison #1612002: Grace #19, Maddison #1422003: Grace #14, Maddison #1202004: Grace #11, Maddison #762005: Grace #7, Maddison #632006: Grace #1, Maddison #672007: Grace #2, Maddison #642008: Grace #4, Maddison #742009: Grace #7, Maddison #682010: Grace #9, Maddison #812011: Grace #8, Maddison #822012: Grace #14, Maddison #822013: Grace #13, Maddison #872014: Grace #11, Maddison #1172015: Grace #14, Maddison #972016: Grace #15, Maddison #952017: Grace #13, Maddison #1122018: Grace #10, Maddison #1182019: Grace #8, Maddison #1212020: Grace #11, Maddison #1352021: Grace #14, Maddison #1132022: Grace #17, Maddison #1112023: Grace #18, Maddison #1242024: Grace #25, Maddison #1212025: Grace #27, Maddison #154

Higher on the chart is a stronger position. The scale is logarithmic, so the gap from #1 to #10 is drawn as large as the gap from #100 to #1,000.

New South Wales, Australia · Girls
#10#3019922020Grace #8Maddison #871992: Grace #41, Maddison #991993: Grace #41, Maddison #511994: Grace #44, Maddison #341995: Grace #28, Maddison #231996: Grace #29, Maddison #151997: Grace #23, Maddison #221998: Grace #17, Maddison #131999: Grace #13, Maddison #172000: Grace #12, Maddison #192001: Grace #11, Maddison #222002: Grace #10, Maddison #202003: Grace #10, Maddison #242004: Grace #10, Maddison #242005: Grace #10, Maddison #302006: Grace #13, Maddison #312007: Grace #15, Maddison #312008: Grace #12, Maddison #312009: Grace #14, Maddison #332010: Grace #13, Maddison #332011: Grace #13, Maddison #342012: Grace #12, Maddison #432013: Grace #12, Maddison #382014: Grace #11, Maddison #362015: Grace #9, Maddison #462016: Grace #8, Maddison #452017: Grace #8, Maddison #682018: Grace #7, Maddison #722019: Grace #8, Maddison #862020: Grace #8, Maddison #87

Higher on the chart is a stronger position. The scale is logarithmic, so the gap from #1 to #10 is drawn as large as the gap from #100 to #1,000.

Grace and Maddison over time

Grace and Maddison appear together in 5 published lists, across 129 years of shared records. Grace held the stronger position in more years in 5 of them, Maddison in 0.

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

Maddison reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, Grace in 2. 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.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 29 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Grace and Maddison averaged 25.3 places apart, ending at #8 and #87.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Grace and Maddison were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #27 and #154.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Grace #1 in 2006, Maddison #63 in 2005.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Grace held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Maddison in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Grace #1 in 2006, Maddison #63 in 2005.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Grace #27, Maddison #154.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls29 shared years, 1992–2020

    Grace held the stronger position in 24 of those years, Maddison in 5.

    Highest recorded here: Grace #7 in 2018, Maddison #13 in 1998.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2020: Grace #8, Maddison #87.

  • New Zealand · Girls28 shared years, 1995–2023

    Grace held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Maddison in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Grace #5 in 2000, Maddison #27 in 2008.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Grace #18, Maddison #81.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls21 shared years, 2004–2024

    Grace held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Maddison in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Grace #1 in 2013, Maddison #123 in 2009.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Grace #1, Maddison #169.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls21 shared years, 2002–2025

    Grace held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Maddison in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Grace #1 in 2020, Maddison #183 in 2023.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Grace #4, Maddison #226.

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 Grace

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

Other comparisons involving Maddison

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

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — peaked in the same years.

All peaked in the same years →

Other pairs from England and Wales lists

Pairs measured inside England and Wales's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

England and Wales overview →

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars →

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Grace, Maddison
FieldGraceMaddison
Record typeEditorially researched profileOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningGrace, favour (the English virtue word, used directly as a name).Not yet recorded
OriginEnglish (virtue name), from Latin gratiaNot yet recorded
Pronunciation/ˈɡɹeɪs/Not yet recorded
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesGracieNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageNew South Wales, Australia, England and Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Republic of Ireland, Norway, New ZealandNew South Wales, Australia, England and Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Republic of Ireland, New Zealand
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #4 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #154 (2025)
Data Confidencehighmedium

What the data shows

  • Grace has a recorded origin (English (virtue name), from Latin gratia); Maddison does not have one recorded yet.
  • Grace has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Maddison.
  • A meaning is recorded for Grace; Maddison doesn't have one written yet.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.
  • The available evidence gives Grace a "high" Data Confidence level and Maddison a "medium" level — this reflects how complete and corroborated the underlying evidence is, not a judgement of either name.

How each name got here

Grace

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1946

    First recorded at #393 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #1 among girls in England and Wales, in 2006 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #27 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Maddison

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1992

    First recorded at #99 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1992 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1992–2020

    Highest recorded position: #13 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1998 (recorded 1992–2020).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #154 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls