Maria vs Sheila

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.

• Norway · Girls

  In 1996, Maria was ranked #5 and Sheila #657 among girls in Norway.

• Republic of Ireland · Girls

  In 2022, Maria was ranked #54 and Sheila #905 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

• England and Wales · Girls

  In 2025, Maria was ranked #88 and Sheila #3333 among girls in England and Wales.

• Northern Ireland · Girls

  In 2011, Maria was ranked #93 and Sheila #444 among girls in Northern Ireland.

Maria and Sheila over time

Maria and Sheila appear together in 3 published lists, across 105 years of shared records. Maria held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Sheila in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Sheila reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Maria in 1. 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

• Republic of Ireland · Girls52 shared years, 1964–2022

  Maria held the stronger position in 52 of those years, Sheila in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Maria #23 in 1967, Sheila #37 in 1964.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2022: Maria #54, Sheila #905.

• England and Wales · Girls30 shared years, 1996–2025

  Maria held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Sheila in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Maria #66 in 2018, Sheila #1502 in 2006.

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

  Most recent shared year, 2025: Maria #88, Sheila #3333.

• Norway · Girls23 shared years, 1964–1996

  Maria held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Sheila in 0.

  Highest recorded here: Maria #3 in 1982, Sheila #359 in 1985.

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

  Most recent shared year, 1996: Maria #5, Sheila #657.

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.

Side by side

How each name got here