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Jasmine vs Madeleine

Jasmine and Madeleinecompared 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.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls

    In 2018, Jasmine was ranked #64 and Madeleine #88 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

  • New Zealand · Girls

    In 2016, Jasmine was ranked #82 and Madeleine #98 among girls in New Zealand.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Jasmine was ranked #92 and Madeleine #274 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2019, Jasmine was ranked #113 and Madeleine #424 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Jasmine was ranked #189 and Madeleine #544 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Jasmine was ranked #260 and Madeleine #295 among girls in Scotland.

  • Norway · Girls

    In 2024, Jasmine was ranked #426 and Madeleine #284 among girls in Norway.

Jasmine and Madeleine over time

Jasmine and Madeleine appear together in 6 published lists, across 153 years of shared records. Jasmine held the stronger position in more years in 5 of them, Madeleine in 1.

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

Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 3 of the lists they share.

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 27 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Jasmine and Madeleine averaged 32.9 places apart, ending at #64 and #88.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Jasmine and Madeleine were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 33 years, from 1983 to 2024, ending at #426 and #284.

List by list

  • Norway · Girls33 shared years, 19832024

    Jasmine held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Madeleine in 33.

    Highest recorded here: Jasmine #285 in 2007, Madeleine #79 in 1989.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Jasmine #426, Madeleine #284.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls30 shared years, 19852025

    Jasmine held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Madeleine in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Jasmine #84 in 2007, Madeleine #359 in 2016.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Jasmine #189, Madeleine #544.

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 19962024

    Jasmine held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Madeleine in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Jasmine #29 in 2002, Madeleine #64 in 2005.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Jasmine #92, Madeleine #274.

  • New South Wales, Australia · Girls27 shared years, 19902018

    Jasmine held the stronger position in 25 of those years, Madeleine in 2.

    Highest recorded here: Jasmine #13 in 2001, Madeleine #35 in 1995.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2018: Jasmine #64, Madeleine #88.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls18 shared years, 19992019

    Jasmine held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Madeleine in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Jasmine #56 in 2006, Madeleine #202 in 2003.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2019: Jasmine #113, Madeleine #424.

  • New Zealand · Girls16 shared years, 19932016

    Jasmine held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Madeleine in 1.

    Highest recorded here: Jasmine #25 in 1997, Madeleine #69 in 2007.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2016: Jasmine #82, Madeleine #98.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Jasmine, Madeleine
FieldJasmineMadeleine
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Pronunciation
Syllables34
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationNew South Wales, Australia · Girls #98 (2025)Norway · Girls #327 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10070/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Jasmine has 3 syllables, compared with 4 for Madeleine.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ.

How each name got here

Jasmine

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1980

    First recorded at #85 among girls in New Zealand in 1980 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New Zealand · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1982–2025

    Highest recorded position: #13 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2001 (recorded 1982–2025).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #98 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

Madeleine

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1964

    First recorded at #327 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1990–2018

    Highest recorded position: #35 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1995 (recorded 1990–2018).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #327 among girls in Norway, in 2025.

    Norway · Girls