Jemimah vs Maci
Jemimah and Macicompared 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.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Jemimah was ranked #790 and Maci #638 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Jemimah was ranked #1230 and Maci #2574 among girls in England and Wales.
Jemimah and Maci over time
Jemimah and Maci appear together in 1 published list, across 24 years of shared records. Jemimah held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Maci in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Jemimah reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Maci 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
Jemimah and Maci changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 2000 and 2024, ending at #1230 and #2574.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Jemimah #664 in 2010, Maci #323 in 2011.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls24 shared years, 2000–2024
Jemimah held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Maci in 10.
Highest recorded here: Jemimah #664 in 2010, Maci #323 in 2011.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Jemimah #1230, Maci #2574.
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 | Jemimah | Maci |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-SCT | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Scotland · Girls #790 (2024) | Scotland · Girls #638 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 82/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Jemimah has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Maci.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT.
How each name got here
Jemimah
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #1296 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #664 among girls in England and Wales, in 2010 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #1230 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Maci
Popularity journey
First recorded2000
First recorded at #2746 among girls in England and Wales in 2000 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2010–2021
Highest recorded position: #163 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2012 (recorded 2010–2021).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2574 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls