Maddison vs Neala

Maddison and Nealacompared 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 2024, Maddison was ranked #121 and Neala #4843 among girls in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Maddison was ranked #169 and Neala #407 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Maddison was ranked #226 and Neala #443 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Maddison and Neala over time

Maddison and Neala appear together in 3 published lists, across 35 years of shared records. Maddison held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Neala 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.

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

List by list

Republic of Ireland · Girls18 shared years, 2007–2025
Maddison held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Neala in 2.
Highest recorded here: Maddison #183 in 2023, Neala #321 in 2014.
The order changed in 2015: Maddison moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #427 and #321; by 2015 that had become #233 and #532.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Maddison #226, Neala #443.
Northern Ireland · Girls9 shared years, 2010–2024
Maddison held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Neala in 0.
Highest recorded here: Maddison #142 in 2023, Neala #273 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Maddison #169, Neala #407.
England and Wales · Girls8 shared years, 2005–2024
Maddison held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Neala in 0.
Highest recorded here: Maddison #63 in 2005, Neala #2757 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Maddison #121, Neala #4843.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Maddison

Pairs where Maddison shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Charlotte vs Maddison
Both reached their highest recorded position in New Zealand · Girls within 2 years — Charlotte #1 in 2006, Maddison #27 in 2008.
Charlotte · Maddison · 28 shared years, 1995–2023 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2008 New Zealand ranking
Ella vs Maddison
Both reached their highest recorded position in New Zealand · Girls within 2 years — Ella #1 in 2007, Maddison #27 in 2008.
Ella · Maddison · 28 shared years, 1995–2023 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2008 New Zealand ranking
Emily vs Maddison
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Girls within 2 years — Emily #1 in 1998, Maddison #13 in 1998.
Emily · Maddison · 29 shared years, 1992–2020 · Peaked in the same years
See the 1998 New South Wales, Australia ranking
Grace vs Maddison
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Grace #1 in 2006, Maddison #63 in 2005.
Grace · Maddison · 29 shared years, 1996–2024 · Peaked in the same years
See the 2006 England and Wales ranking

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Maddison, Neala
Field	Maddison	Neala
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	3	2
Common variants / nicknames	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Recorded regional usage	AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ	GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE
Most recent popularity observation	Republic of Ireland · Girls #226 (2025)	Republic of Ireland · Girls #443 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)	Not yet recorded	Not yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)	76/100	94/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)	100/100	100/100
Data Confidence	medium	medium

What the data shows

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

How each name got here

Maddison

Popularity journey

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
Highest recorded1992–2020
Highest recorded position: #13 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1998 (recorded 1992–2020).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #226 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls

Neala

Popularity journey

First recorded2005
First recorded at #3970 among girls in England and Wales in 2005 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Girls
Highest recorded2010–2024
Highest recorded position: #273 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2018 (recorded 2010–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #443 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls