Maree vs Vanessa
Maree and Vanessacompared 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 Zealand · Girls
In 1974, Maree was ranked #88 and Vanessa #16 among girls in New Zealand.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
In 1971, Maree was ranked #96 and Vanessa #24 among girls in New South Wales, Australia.
Maree and Vanessa over time
Maree and Vanessa appear together in 2 published lists, across 16 years of shared records. Vanessa held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Maree in 0.
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.
Maree reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Vanessa 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.
List by list
New South Wales, Australia · Girls8 shared years, 1963–1971
Maree held the stronger position in 4 of those years, Vanessa in 4.
Highest recorded here: Maree #55 in 1963, Vanessa #24 in 1971.
The order changed in 1968: Vanessa moved ahead. In 1967 they stood at #65 and #66; by 1968 that had become #69 and #45.
Most recent shared year, 1971: Maree #96, Vanessa #24.
New Zealand · Girls8 shared years, 1967–1974
Maree held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Vanessa in 6.
Highest recorded here: Maree #42 in 1968, Vanessa #15 in 1973.
The order changed in 1969: Vanessa moved ahead. In 1968 they stood at #42 and #49; by 1969 that had become #47 and #34.
Most recent shared year, 1974: Maree #88, Vanessa #16.
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 | Vanessa |
|---|---|---|
| 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, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | New Zealand · Girls #88 (1974) | Norway · Girls #187 (2025) |
| 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 Vanessa.
- 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
Vanessa
Popularity journey
First recorded1963
First recorded at #99 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1963 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Highest recorded1967–1995
Highest recorded position: #15 among girls in New Zealand, in 1973 (recorded 1967–1995).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #187 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls