Lara vs Madison
Lara and Madisoncompared 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, Lara was ranked #69 and Madison #89 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Lara was ranked #98 and Madison #166 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Lara was ranked #102 and Madison #148 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Lara was ranked #110 and Madison #134 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Lara was ranked #131 and Madison #135 among girls in Scotland.
Lara and Madison over time
Lara and Madison appear together in 4 published lists, across 104 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.
Madison reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, Lara 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.
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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2017, Lara moved ahead of Madison in New South Wales, Australia · Girls — #71 and #69 the year before became #72 and #82.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Lara and Madison changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #98 and #166.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 29 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Lara and Madison averaged 45.6 places apart, ending at #98 and #166.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Girls within 2 years — Lara #25 in 2002, Madison #18 in 2000.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Lara held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Madison in 15.
Highest recorded here: Lara #85 in 2022, Madison #35 in 2007.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Lara #98, Madison #166.
Northern Ireland · Girls28 shared years, 1997–2024
Lara held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Madison in 12.
Highest recorded here: Lara #51 in 2023, Madison #37 in 2006.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Lara #110, Madison #134.
Republic of Ireland · Girls27 shared years, 1995–2025
Lara held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Madison in 7.
Highest recorded here: Lara #80 in 2002, Madison #86 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Lara #102, Madison #148.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls20 shared years, 1999–2018
Lara held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Madison in 17.
Highest recorded here: Lara #25 in 2002, Madison #18 in 2000.
The order changed in 2017: Lara moved ahead. In 2016 they stood at #71 and #69; by 2017 that had become #72 and #82.
Most recent shared year, 2018: Lara #69, Madison #89.
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 | Lara | Madison |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #102 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #148 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Lara has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Madison.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Lara
Popularity journey
First recorded1968
First recorded at #553 among girls in Norway in 1968 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1999–2023
Highest recorded position: #25 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2002 (recorded 1999–2023).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #144 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Madison
Popularity journey
First recorded1993
First recorded at #75 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1993 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1994–2023
Highest recorded position: #14 among girls in New Zealand, in 2001 (recorded 1994–2023).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #148 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls