Libby vs Maisy
Libby and Maisycompared 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, Libby was ranked #260 and Maisy #384 among girls in Scotland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Libby was ranked #288 and Maisy #288 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Libby was ranked #342 and Maisy #412 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Libby was ranked #454 and Maisy #488 among girls in England and Wales.
Libby and Maisy over time
Libby and Maisy appear together in 3 published lists, across 63 years of shared records. Libby held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Maisy in 1.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Libby reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Maisy 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
Libby and Maisy changed places 4 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 2006 and 2024, ending at #342 and #412.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Republic of Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Libby #181 in 2011, Maisy #264 in 2012.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Libby held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Maisy in 2.
Highest recorded here: Libby #48 in 2005, Maisy #100 in 2010.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Libby #454, Maisy #488.
Republic of Ireland · Girls18 shared years, 2006–2024
Libby held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Maisy in 2.
Highest recorded here: Libby #181 in 2011, Maisy #264 in 2012.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Libby #342, Maisy #412.
Northern Ireland · Girls16 shared years, 2005–2024
Libby held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Maisy in 8.
Highest recorded here: Libby #164 in 2009, Maisy #150 in 2013.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Libby #288, Maisy #288.
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 | Libby | Maisy |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Scotland · Girls #260 (2024) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #381 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Libby and Maisy both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Libby
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #220 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: #48 among girls in England and Wales, in 2005 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #454 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls
Maisy
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #562 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: #100 among girls in England and Wales, in 2010 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #381 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls