Maeve vs Roise
Maeve and Roisecompared 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, Maeve was ranked #36 and Roise #4709 among girls in England and Wales.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Maeve was ranked #57 and Roise #97 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2017, Maeve was ranked #133 and Roise #189 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Maeve and Roise over time
Maeve and Roise appear together in 2 published lists, across 45 years of shared records. Maeve held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Roise in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
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
Maeve and Roise changed places 8 times in Northern Ireland · Girls between 1997 and 2024, ending at #57 and #97.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Maeve #57 in 2024, Roise #79 in 2022.
List by list
Northern Ireland · Girls26 shared years, 1997–2024
Maeve held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Roise in 8.
Highest recorded here: Maeve #57 in 2024, Roise #79 in 2022.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Maeve #57, Roise #97.
Republic of Ireland · Girls19 shared years, 1981–2017
Maeve held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Roise in 0.
Highest recorded here: Maeve #65 in 1999, Roise #189 in 2017.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Maeve #133, Roise #189.
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 | Maeve | Roise |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #38 (2025) | Northern Ireland · Girls #97 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Maeve and Roise both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE.
How each name got here
Maeve
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #80 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 recorded2020–2023
Highest recorded position: #25 among girls in New Zealand, in 2023 (recorded 2020–2023).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #38 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 2025.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Roise
Popularity journey
First recorded1981
First recorded at #533 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1981 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2024
Highest recorded position: #79 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2022 (recorded 1997–2024).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #97 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2024.
Northern Ireland · Girls