Madeleine vs Regine
Madeleine and Reginecompared 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 2025, Madeleine was ranked #327 and Regine #523 among girls in Norway.
Madeleine and Regine over time
Madeleine and Regine appear together in 1 published list, across 47 years of shared records. Madeleine held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Regine 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.
Madeleine reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Regine 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Madeleine and Regine were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 47 years, from 1972 to 2025, ending at #327 and #523.
List by list
Norway · Girls47 shared years, 1972–2025
Madeleine held the stronger position in 46 of those years, Regine in 1.
Highest recorded here: Madeleine #79 in 1989, Regine #125 in 2000.
The order changed in 1975: Madeleine moved ahead. In 1974 they stood at #611 and #568; by 1975 that had become #469 and #479.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Madeleine #327, Regine #523.
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 | Madeleine | Regine |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | England and Wales · Girls #259 (2025) | Norway · Girls #523 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Madeleine has 4 syllables, compared with 3 for Regine.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Madeleine
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #327 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1990–2018
Highest recorded position: #35 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1995 (recorded 1990–2018).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #259 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Regine
Popularity journey
First recorded1963
First recorded at #405 among girls in Norway in 1963 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1963–2025
Highest recorded position: #125 among girls in Norway, in 2000 (recorded 1963–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #523 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls