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Holly vs Paige

Holly and Paigecompared 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.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Holly was ranked #69 and Paige #173 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 2020, Holly was ranked #78 and Paige #87 among girls in New Zealand.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Holly was ranked #79 and Paige #164 among girls in Scotland.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 2015, Holly was ranked #98 and Paige #95 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2024, Holly was ranked #105 and Paige #407 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Holly was ranked #169 and Paige #580 among girls in England and Wales.

Holly and Paige over time

Holly and Paige appear together in 5 published lists, across 146 years of shared records. Holly held the stronger position in more years in 4 of them, Paige in 1.

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

Holly reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 4 of those lists, Paige 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.

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

    Holly and Paige changed places 5 times in New South Wales, Australia · Girls between 1990 and 2015, ending at #98 and #95.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 25 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Holly and Paige averaged 17.6 places apart, ending at #98 and #95.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Holly and Paige were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #169 and #580.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Girls within 2 years — Holly #19 in 2003, Paige #29 in 2004.

  • Started together, ended far apart

    In 1996 they stood at #23 and #28 in England and Wales · Girls, 5 places apart; by 2025 they were #169 and #580.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls35 shared years, 1991–2025

    Holly held the stronger position in 35 of those years, Paige in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Holly #11 in 2010, Paige #85 in 2021.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Holly #69, Paige #173.

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

    Holly held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Paige in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Holly #12 in 2002, Paige #28 in 1996.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Holly #169, Paige #580.

  • New Zealand · Girls28 shared years, 1991–2020

    Holly held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Paige in 16.

    Highest recorded here: Holly #16 in 1994, Paige #11 in 2005.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2020: Holly #78, Paige #87.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls28 shared years, 1997–2024

    Holly held the stronger position in 28 of those years, Paige in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Holly #22 in 2003, Paige #53 in 2015.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Holly #105, Paige #407.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls25 shared years, 1990–2015

    Holly held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Paige in 4.

    Highest recorded here: Holly #19 in 2003, Paige #29 in 2004.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2015: Holly #98, Paige #95.

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 Holly

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

Other comparisons involving Paige

Pairs where Paige 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 — started together, ended far apart.

All started together, ended far apart→

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 Holly, Paige
FieldHollyPaige
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #69 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #173 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10094/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Holly and Paige both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Holly

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1976

    First recorded at #392 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1976 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1976–2025

    Highest recorded position: #11 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2010 (recorded 1976–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #169 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Paige

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1990

    First recorded at #100 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1990 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1991–2021

    Highest recorded position: #11 among girls in New Zealand, in 2005 (recorded 1991–2021).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #580 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls