Margaret vs Thuy
Margaret and Thuycompared 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.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2006, Margaret was ranked #539 and Thuy #4157 among girls in England and Wales.
Norway · Girls
In 1992, Margaret was ranked #560 and Thuy #626 among girls in Norway.
Margaret and Thuy over time
Margaret and Thuy appear together in 1 published list, across 25 years of shared records. Margaret held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Thuy in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Margaret reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Thuy 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
Margaret and Thuy changed places 10 times in Norway · Girls between 1962 and 1992, ending at #560 and #626.
List by list
Norway · Girls25 shared years, 1962–1992
Margaret held the stronger position in 16 of those years, Thuy in 9.
Highest recorded here: Margaret #158 in 1962, Thuy #266 in 1970.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1992: Margaret #560, Thuy #626.
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 | Margaret | Thuy |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | From Latin Margarita, from Greek 'margarites' meaning 'pearl' — likely originally borrowed from an Indo-Iranian language. Associated with Saint Margaret, a 4th-century martyr and patron saint of expectant mothers. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Greek | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈmɑɹ.ɡɹɪt/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #135 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #4157 (2006) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 76/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Margaret has a recorded origin (Greek); Thuy does not have one recorded yet.
- Margaret has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Thuy.
- A meaning is recorded for Margaret; Thuy doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Margaret
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #173 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #2 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1965 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #413 among girls in England and Wales, in 2025.
England and Wales · Girls
Thuy
Popularity journey
First recorded1962
First recorded at #520 among girls in Norway in 1962 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1962–2003
Highest recorded position: #266 among girls in Norway, in 1970 (recorded 1962–2003).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2006
Most recently recorded at #4157 among girls in England and Wales, in 2006.
England and Wales · Girls