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Maisie vs Roma

Maisie and Romacompared 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, Maisie was ranked #18 and Roma #541 among girls in Scotland.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2024, Maisie was ranked #22 and Roma #407 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2025, Maisie was ranked #43 and Roma #747 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2003, Maisie was ranked #655 and Roma #655 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Maisie and Roma over time

Maisie and Roma appear together in 2 published lists, across 43 years of shared records. Maisie held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Roma 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.

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.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Maisie and Roma were both ranked in England and Wales · Girls for 30 years, from 1996 to 2025, ending at #43 and #747.

List by list

  • England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 19962025

    Maisie held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Roma in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Maisie #14 in 2010, Roma #606 in 2022.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Maisie #43, Roma #747.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls13 shared years, 20032024

    Maisie held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Roma in 1.

    Highest recorded here: Maisie #20 in 2023, Roma #263 in 2019.

    The order changed in 2007: Maisie moved ahead. In 2006 they stood at #331 and #284; by 2007 that had become #203 and #351.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Maisie #22, Roma #407.

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 Maisie

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

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Maisie, Roma
FieldMaisieRoma
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 recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE
Most recent popularity observationEngland and Wales · Girls #43 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #747 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)88/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Maisie and Roma both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Maisie

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #135 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

  2. Highest recorded1996–2025

    Highest recorded position: #14 among girls in England and Wales, in 2010 (recorded 1996–2025).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #43 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls

Roma

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1973

    First recorded at #374 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1973 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2000–2024

    Highest recorded position: #254 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2005 (recorded 2000–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #747 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.

    England and Wales · Girls