Maree vs Patricia
Maree and Patriciacompared 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.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
In 1971, Maree was ranked #96 and Patricia #57 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
New Zealand · Girls
In 1974, Maree was ranked #88 and Patricia #78 among girls in New Zealand.
Maree and Patricia over time
Maree and Patricia appear together in 2 published lists, across 40 years of shared records. Patricia held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Maree in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Patricia reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Maree in none. 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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Maree and Patricia changed places 4 times in New Zealand · Girls between 1955 and 1974, ending at #88 and #78.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 20 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Maree and Patricia averaged 35.5 places apart, ending at #96 and #57.
List by list
New South Wales, Australia · Girls20 shared years, 1952–1971
Maree held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Patricia in 20.
Highest recorded here: Maree #51 in 1955, Patricia #8 in 1952.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1971: Maree #96, Patricia #57.
New Zealand · Girls20 shared years, 1955–1974
Maree held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Patricia in 18.
Highest recorded here: Maree #42 in 1968, Patricia #7 in 1955.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1974: Maree #88, Patricia #78.
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 | Maree | Patricia |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, NZ | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | New Zealand · Girls #88 (1974) | Republic of Ireland · Girls #608 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 76/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Maree has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Patricia.
- Both names have recorded usage in AU-NSW, NZ.
How each name got here
Maree
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #72 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1955–1974
Highest recorded position: #42 among girls in New Zealand, in 1968 (recorded 1955–1974).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent1974
Most recently recorded at #88 among girls in New Zealand, in 1974.
New Zealand · Girls
Patricia
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #385 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1954–1978
Highest recorded position: #7 among girls in New Zealand, in 1955 (recorded 1954–1978).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #608 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls