Maddison vs Tanaka
Maddison and Tanakacompared 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 2023, Maddison was ranked #124 and Tanaka #3598 among girls in England and Wales.
England and Wales · Boys
In 2013, Maddison was ranked #4685 and Tanaka #2660 among boys in England and Wales.
Maddison and Tanaka over time
Maddison and Tanaka appear together in 2 published lists, across 24 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Maddison reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Tanaka 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.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Maddison #63 in 2005, Tanaka #1660 in 2006.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls16 shared years, 2001–2023
Maddison held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Tanaka in 0.
Highest recorded here: Maddison #63 in 2005, Tanaka #1660 in 2006.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Maddison #124, Tanaka #3598.
England and Wales · Boys8 shared years, 2000–2013
Maddison held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Tanaka in 7.
Highest recorded here: Maddison #3036 in 2000, Tanaka #1110 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2013: Maddison #4685, Tanaka #2660.
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 | Maddison | Tanaka |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | Used for both boys and girls |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #226 (2025) | England and Wales · Boys #2921 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Maddison and Tanaka both have 3 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW.
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
Tanaka
Popularity journey
First recorded2000
First recorded at #3036 among boys in England and Wales in 2000 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
England and Wales · Boys
Highest recorded2000–2024
Highest recorded position: #1092 among boys in England and Wales, in 2003 (recorded 2000–2024).
England and Wales · Boys
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2921 among boys in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Boys