Kaja vs Maddison

Kaja and Maddisoncompared 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.

England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Kaja was ranked #1449 and Maddison #121 among girls in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2018, Kaja was ranked #434 and Maddison #218 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Kaja was ranked #885 and Maddison #226 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Kaja and Maddison over time

Kaja and Maddison appear together in 2 published lists, across 46 years of shared records. Maddison held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Kaja in 0.

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.

Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 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.

Repeatedly exchanged positions
Kaja and Maddison changed places 7 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 2007 and 2025, ending at #885 and #226.

List by list

England and Wales · Girls27 shared years, 1997–2024
Kaja held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Maddison in 27.
Highest recorded here: Kaja #657 in 2018, Maddison #63 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Kaja #1449, Maddison #121.
Republic of Ireland · Girls19 shared years, 2007–2025
Kaja held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Maddison in 12.
Highest recorded here: Kaja #219 in 2014, Maddison #183 in 2023.
The order changed in 2019: Maddison moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #267 and #411; by 2019 that had become #621 and #221.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Kaja #885, 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 Maddison

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

Charlotte vs Maddison
Both reached their highest recorded position in New Zealand · Girls within 2 years — Charlotte #1 in 2006, Maddison #27 in 2008.
Charlotte · Maddison · 28 shared years, 1995–2023 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2008 New Zealand ranking
Ella vs Maddison
Both reached their highest recorded position in New Zealand · Girls within 2 years — Ella #1 in 2007, Maddison #27 in 2008.
Ella · Maddison · 28 shared years, 1995–2023 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2008 New Zealand ranking
Emily vs Maddison
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Girls within 2 years — Emily #1 in 1998, Maddison #13 in 1998.
Emily · Maddison · 29 shared years, 1992–2020 · Peaked in the same years
See the 1998 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Grace vs Maddison
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Grace #1 in 2006, Maddison #63 in 2005.
Grace · Maddison · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2006 England and Wales ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Kaja, Maddison
Field	Kaja	Maddison
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	2	3
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observation	Norway · Girls #57 (2025)	Republic of Ireland · Girls #226 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	95/100	76/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

Kaja has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Maddison.
Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.

How each name got here

Kaja

Popularity journey

First recorded1946
First recorded at #375 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1946–2025
Highest recorded position: #41 among girls in Norway, in 2006 (recorded 1946–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #57 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls

Maddison

Popularity journey

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
Highest recorded1992–2020
Highest recorded position: #13 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1998 (recorded 1992–2020).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #226 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls