Maeve vs Serena
Maeve and Serenacompared 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.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Maeve was ranked #25 and Serena #295 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Maeve was ranked #26 and Serena #305 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Maeve was ranked #60 and Serena #304 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2022, Maeve was ranked #79 and Serena #418 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Maeve and Serena over time
Maeve and Serena appear together in 3 published lists, across 111 years of shared records. Maeve held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Serena in 1.
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.
Serena reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Maeve 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.
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
Maeve and Serena were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 61 years, from 1965 to 2025, ending at #60 and #304.
List by list
Republic of Ireland · Girls61 shared years, 1965–2025
Maeve held the stronger position in 61 of those years, Serena in 0.
Highest recorded here: Maeve #59 in 2000, Serena #171 in 1982.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Maeve #60, Serena #304.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Maeve held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Serena in 23.
Highest recorded here: Maeve #26 in 2024, Serena #250 in 1997.
The order changed in 2019: Maeve moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #507 and #458; by 2019 that had become #218 and #409.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Maeve #26, Serena #305.
Northern Ireland · Girls21 shared years, 1997–2022
Maeve held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Serena in 0.
Highest recorded here: Maeve #58 in 1999, Serena #159 in 2005.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Maeve #79, Serena #418.
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 | Serena |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 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, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE |
| Most recent popularity observation | New South Wales, Australia · Girls #38 (2025) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #304 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Maeve has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Serena.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, 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
Serena
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #297 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1997–2022
Highest recorded position: #159 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2005 (recorded 1997–2022).
Northern Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #304 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls