Liz vs Magdalena
Liz and Magdalenacompared 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.
Norway · Girls
In 1994, Liz was ranked #643 and Magdalena #183 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Liz was ranked #441 and Magdalena #898 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Liz was ranked #1639 and Magdalena #1362 among girls in England and Wales.
Liz and Magdalena over time
Liz and Magdalena appear together in 2 published lists, across 41 years of shared records. Magdalena held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Liz 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
Liz and Magdalena changed places 4 times in England and Wales · Girls between 2000 and 2025, ending at #1639 and #1362.
- Mirrored each other
Over 23 shared years in Norway · Girls, Magdalena rose about as far as Liz fell — from #342 and #428 in 1958 to #643 and #183 in 1994.
List by list
Norway · Girls23 shared years, 1958–1994
Liz held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Magdalena in 18.
Highest recorded here: Liz #291 in 1967, Magdalena #83 in 1982.
The order changed in 1968: Magdalena moved ahead. In 1967 they stood at #291 and #292; by 1968 that had become #508 and #352.
Most recent shared year, 1994: Liz #643, Magdalena #183.
England and Wales · Girls18 shared years, 2000–2025
Liz held the stronger position in 3 of those years, Magdalena in 15.
Highest recorded here: Liz #1302 in 2024, Magdalena #731 in 2014.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Liz #1639, Magdalena #1362.
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 | Liz | Magdalena |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 4 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #325 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #1362 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Liz has 1 syllable, compared with 4 for Magdalena.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Liz
Popularity journey
First recorded1958
First recorded at #342 among girls in Norway in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1958–1994
Highest recorded position: #291 among girls in Norway, in 1967 (recorded 1958–1994).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1639 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Magdalena
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #392 among girls in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–2023
Highest recorded position: #71 among girls in Norway, in 1984 (recorded 1952–2023).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #1362 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls