Maree vs Suzanne
Maree and Suzannecompared 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 Suzanne #46 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
New Zealand · Girls
In 1974, Maree was ranked #88 and Suzanne #57 among girls in New Zealand.
Maree and Suzanne over time
Maree and Suzanne appear together in 2 published lists, across 40 years of shared records. Suzanne 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.
Suzanne 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.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 20 shared years in New South Wales, Australia · Girls, Maree and Suzanne averaged 36.6 places apart, ending at #96 and #46.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in New South Wales, Australia · Girls within 2 years — Maree #51 in 1955, Suzanne #19 in 1954.
List by list
New South Wales, Australia · Girls20 shared years, 1952–1971
Maree held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Suzanne in 20.
Highest recorded here: Maree #51 in 1955, Suzanne #19 in 1954.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1971: Maree #96, Suzanne #46.
New Zealand · Girls20 shared years, 1955–1974
Maree held the stronger position in 1 of those years, Suzanne in 19.
Highest recorded here: Maree #42 in 1968, Suzanne #22 in 1964.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1974: Maree #88, Suzanne #57.
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 | Suzanne |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | England and Wales · Girls #3015 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 82/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Maree has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Suzanne.
- 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
Suzanne
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #25 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 recorded1952–1982
Highest recorded position: #19 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1954 (recorded 1952–1982).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #3015 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls