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Paige vs Rosa

Paige and Rosacompared 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.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls

    In 2024, Paige was ranked #407 and Rosa #75 among girls in Northern Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Paige was ranked #388 and Rosa #94 among girls in England and Wales.

  • Scotland · Girls

    In 2024, Paige was ranked #164 and Rosa #108 among girls in Scotland.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2025, Paige was ranked #173 and Rosa #226 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

Paige and Rosa over time

Paige and Rosa appear together in 3 published lists, across 83 years of shared records. Paige held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Rosa 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.

Each reached its own highest recorded position first in 1 of the lists they share.

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.

  • One moved ahead of the other

    In 2018, Rosa moved ahead of Paige in England and Wales · Girls — #139 and #172 the year before became #167 and #156.

  • Longest-running competitions

    Paige and Rosa were both ranked in Republic of Ireland · Girls for 30 years, from 1992 to 2025, ending at #173 and #226.

  • Peaked in the same years

    Both reached their highest recorded position in Northern Ireland · Girls within 2 years — Paige #53 in 2015, Rosa #53 in 2015.

List by list

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls30 shared years, 1992–2025

    Paige held the stronger position in 30 of those years, Rosa in 0.

    Highest recorded here: Paige #85 in 2021, Rosa #197 in 2020.

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

    Most recent shared year, 2025: Paige #173, Rosa #226.

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024

    Paige held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Rosa in 7.

    Highest recorded here: Paige #28 in 1996, Rosa #94 in 2024.

    The order changed in 2018: Rosa moved ahead. In 2017 they stood at #139 and #172; by 2018 that had become #167 and #156.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Paige #388, Rosa #94.

  • Northern Ireland · Girls24 shared years, 2001–2024

    Paige held the stronger position in 14 of those years, Rosa in 9.

    Highest recorded here: Paige #53 in 2015, Rosa #53 in 2015.

    The order changed in 2015: Rosa moved ahead. In 2014 they stood at #94 and #147; by 2015 that had become #53 and #53.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Paige #407, Rosa #75.

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.

Other comparisons involving Paige

Pairs where Paige shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.

Side by side

Side-by-side comparison of Paige, Rosa
FieldPaigeRosa
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recorded
Syllables22
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageAU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NZGB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #173 (2025)Republic of Ireland · Girls #226 (2025)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)94/10095/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/100100/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Paige and Rosa both have 2 syllables.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE.

How each name got here

Paige

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1990

    First recorded at #100 among girls in New South Wales, Australia in 1990 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    New South Wales, Australia · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1991–2021

    Highest recorded position: #11 among girls in New Zealand, in 2005 (recorded 1991–2021).

    New Zealand · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #173 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

Rosa

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1945

    First recorded at #334 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded2001–2024

    Highest recorded position: #53 among girls in Northern Ireland, in 2015 (recorded 2001–2024).

    Northern Ireland · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #226 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls