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Maeve vs Victoria

Maeve and Victoriacompared 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 Victoria #295 among girls in Scotland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Maeve was ranked #26 and Victoria #160 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Maeve was ranked #60 and Victoria #166 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2023, Maeve was ranked #72 and Victoria #302 among girls in Northern Ireland.

Maeve and Victoria over time

Maeve and Victoria appear together in 3 published lists, across 119 years of shared records. Victoria held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Maeve in 1.

The order between them changed and held in 2 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.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 2020, Maeve moved ahead of Victoria in England and Wales · Girls — #218 and #104 the year before became #94 and #118.

  • Repeatedly exchanged positions

    Maeve and Victoria changed places 16 times in Republic of Ireland · Girls between 1964 and 2025, ending at #60 and #166.

  • Closest over the longest run

    Across 27 shared years in Northern Ireland · Girls, Maeve and Victoria averaged 53.8 places apart, ending at #72 and #302.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Maeve and Victoria were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #26 and #160.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Maeve #58 in 1999, Victoria #25 in 1999.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls62 shared years, 1964–2025

    Maeve held the stronger position in 43 of those years, Victoria in 17.

    Highest recorded here: Maeve #59 in 2000, Victoria #77 in 2007.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Maeve #60, Victoria #166.

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

    Maeve held the stronger position in 6 of those years, Victoria in 24.

    Highest recorded here: Maeve #26 in 2024, Victoria #34 in 1997.

    The order changed in 2020: Maeve moved ahead. In 2019 they stood at #218 and #104; by 2020 that had become #94 and #118.

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Maeve #26, Victoria #160.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls27 shared years, 1997–2023

    Maeve held the stronger position in 5 of those years, Victoria in 18.

    Highest recorded here: Maeve #58 in 1999, Victoria #25 in 1999.

    The order changed in 2019: Maeve moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #208 and #138; by 2019 that had become #113 and #178.

    Most recent shared year, 2023: Maeve #72, Victoria #302.

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.

Where to go next

Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.

Other comparisons involving Maeve

Pairs where Maeve shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other comparisons involving Victoria

Pairs where Victoria shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Other pairs with the same kind of relationship

Pairs that qualify under the same rule as this one — repeatedly exchanged positions.

All repeatedly exchanged positions→

Other pairs from Republic of Ireland lists

Pairs measured inside Republic of Ireland's own published lists, where this pair's strongest relationship is also recorded. Positions in these lists are not comparable with another registrar's.

Republic of Ireland overview→

Other pairs ranked together in the 2020s

Pairs both ranked in the same published list at some point between 2020 and 2029.

The 2020s across all registrars→

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Maeve, Victoria
FieldMaeveVictoria
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables23
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #26 (2025)Norway · Girls #80 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10076/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Maeve has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Victoria.
  • Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZ.

How each name got here

Maeve

Popularity journey

  1. 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

  2. Highest recorded2020–2023

    Highest recorded position: #25 among girls in New Zealand, in 2023 (recorded 2020–2023).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #26 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Victoria

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1951

    First recorded at #383 among girls in Norway in 1951 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1951–2025

    Highest recorded position: #15 among girls in Norway, in 1999 (recorded 1951–2025).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #160 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls