Judith vs Margaret

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 1969, Judith was ranked #82 and Margaret #62 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.

• New Zealand · Girls

  In 1970, Judith was ranked #86 and Margaret #65 among girls in New Zealand.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2022, Judith was ranked #905 and Margaret #174 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2006, Judith was ranked #294 and Margaret #238 among girls in Northern Ireland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2025, Judith was ranked #1362 and Margaret #413 among girls in England and Wales.

• Norway · Girls

  In 2023, Judith was ranked #417 and Margaret #522 among girls in Norway.

Judith and Margaret over time

Judith and Margaret appear together in 6 published lists, across 176 years of shared records. Margaret held the stronger position in more years in 5 of them, Judith in 1.

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

Judith reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, Margaret 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.

List by list

• Republic of Ireland · Girls52 shared years, 1964–2022

  Judith held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Margaret in 52.

  Highest recorded here: Judith #127 in 1968, Margaret #2 in 1965.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2022: Judith #905, Margaret #174.

• Norway · Girls50 shared years, 1945–2023

  Judith held the stronger position in 32 of those years, Margaret in 18.

  Highest recorded here: Judith #112 in 1950, Margaret #108 in 1953.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2023: Judith #417, Margaret #522.

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

  Judith held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Margaret in 30.

  Highest recorded here: Judith #717 in 1996, Margaret #357 in 2020.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Judith #1362, Margaret #413.

• New South Wales, Australia · Girls18 shared years, 1952–1969

  Judith held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Margaret in 18.

  Highest recorded here: Judith #4 in 1952, Margaret #3 in 1952.

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

  Most recent shared year, 1969: Judith #82, Margaret #62.

• New Zealand · Girls17 shared years, 1954–1970

  Judith held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Margaret in 12.

  Highest recorded here: Judith #4 in 1954, Margaret #3 in 1954.

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

  Most recent shared year, 1970: Judith #86, Margaret #65.

• Northern Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 1997–2006

  Judith held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Margaret in 6.

  Highest recorded here: Judith #147 in 1997, Margaret #119 in 2000.

  The order changed in 2005: Margaret moved ahead. In 2004 they stood at #316 and #372; by 2005 that had become #318 and #318.

  Most recent shared year, 2006: Judith #294, Margaret #238.

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.

Side by side

How each name got here