Madeline vs Milly
Madeline and Millycompared 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, Madeline was ranked #305 and Milly #686 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2022, Madeline was ranked #317 and Milly #747 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2013, Madeline was ranked #327 and Milly #440 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Madeline was ranked #333 and Milly #638 among girls in Scotland.
Madeline and Milly over time
Madeline and Milly appear together in 2 published lists, across 49 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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
Madeline and Milly changed places 6 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #305 and #686.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Madeline #110 in 2003, Milly #116 in 2004.
List by list
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Madeline held the stronger position in 20 of those years, Milly in 8.
Highest recorded here: Madeline #110 in 2003, Milly #116 in 2004.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Madeline #305, Milly #686.
Republic of Ireland · Girls20 shared years, 2000–2022
Madeline held the stronger position in 8 of those years, Milly in 9.
Highest recorded here: Madeline #316 in 2016, Milly #317 in 2012.
The order changed in 2020: Madeline moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #621 and #621; by 2020 that had become #495 and #834.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Madeline #317, Milly #747.
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 | Madeline | Milly |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 | 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, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #544 (2025) | Scotland · Girls #638 (2024) |
| 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
- Madeline has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Milly.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.
How each name got here
Madeline
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #140 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 recorded1992–2019
Highest recorded position: #32 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1997 (recorded 1992–2019).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #544 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Milly
Popularity journey
First recorded1996
First recorded at #519 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 recorded1996–2024
Highest recorded position: #116 among girls in England and Wales, in 2004 (recorded 1996–2024).
England and Wales · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #686 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls