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Keelin vs Maddison

Keelin 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 2020, Keelin was ranked #5493 and Maddison #135 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Keelin was ranked #718 and Maddison #226 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Boys

    In 2007, Keelin was ranked #4333 and Maddison #4333 among boys in England and Wales.

Keelin and Maddison over time

Keelin and Maddison appear together in 2 published lists, across 29 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.

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.

Keelin reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Maddison 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.

  • Mirrored each other

    Over 21 shared years in Republic of Ireland · Girls, Maddison rose about as far as Keelin fell — from #374 and #512 in 2002 to #718 and #226 in 2025.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls21 shared years, 20022025

    Keelin held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Maddison in 9.

    Highest recorded here: Keelin #126 in 2009, Maddison #183 in 2023.

    The order changed in 2019: Maddison moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #336 and #411; by 2019 that had become #871 and #221.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Keelin #718, Maddison #226.

  • England and Wales · Girls8 shared years, 19982020

    Keelin held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Maddison in 8.

    Highest recorded here: Keelin #1688 in 2000, Maddison #63 in 2005.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2020: Keelin #5493, Maddison #135.

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 Keelin, Maddison
FieldKeelinMaddison
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usageUsed for both boys and girlsfemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IEAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #226 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10076/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

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

How each name got here

Keelin

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1968

    First recorded at #401 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1968–2025

    Highest recorded position: #126 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2009 (recorded 1968–2025).

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

Maddison

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded1992–2020

    Highest recorded position: #13 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1998 (recorded 1992–2020).

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #226 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls