Maddie vs Mina
Maddie and Minacompared 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.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Maddie was ranked #232 and Mina #898 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2025, Maddie was ranked #357 and Mina #408 among girls in England and Wales.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Maddie was ranked #476 and Mina #384 among girls in Scotland.
Maddie and Mina over time
Maddie and Mina appear together in 2 published lists, across 40 years of shared records. Maddie held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Mina 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Maddie and Mina were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #357 and #408.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025
Maddie held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Mina in 0.
Highest recorded here: Maddie #255 in 2005, Mina #408 in 2025.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Maddie #357, Mina #408.
Republic of Ireland · Girls10 shared years, 2008–2024
Maddie held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Mina in 0.
Highest recorded here: Maddie #232 in 2024, Mina #585 in 2016.
The order changed in 2014: Maddie moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #750 and #750; by 2014 that had become #404 and #876.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Maddie #232, Mina #898.
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 | Maddie | Mina |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #294 (2025) | Norway · Girls #65 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Maddie and Mina both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Maddie
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #643 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 recorded2002–2024
Highest recorded position: #127 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2022 (recorded 2002–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #357 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Mina
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #350 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #20 among girls in Norway, in 2007 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #408 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls