Ada vs Mai-Britt
Ada and Mai-Brittcompared 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.
Norway · Girls
In 1984, Ada was ranked #535 and Mai-Britt #661 among girls in Norway.
Ada and Mai-Britt over time
Ada and Mai-Britt appear together in 1 published list, across 22 years of shared records. Ada held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Mai-Britt in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Ada reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Mai-Britt 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
Ada and Mai-Britt changed places 8 times in Norway · Girls between 1946 and 1984, ending at #535 and #661.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Ada #200 in 1954, Mai-Britt #244 in 1955.
List by list
Norway · Girls22 shared years, 1946–1984
Ada held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Mai-Britt in 7.
Highest recorded here: Ada #200 in 1954, Mai-Britt #244 in 1955.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 1984: Ada #535, Mai-Britt #661.
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 Ada
Pairs where Ada shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Kristin vs Ada
Over 74 shared years in Norway · Girls, Ada rose about as far as Kristin fell — from #130 and #229 in 1945 to #251 and #18 in 2025.
Kristin · Ada · 74 shared years, 1945–2025 · Mirrored each other
- Ada vs Solveig
Over 74 shared years in Norway · Girls, Ada rose about as far as Solveig fell — from #229 and #14 in 1945 to #18 and #28 in 2025.
Ada · Solveig · 74 shared years, 1945–2025 · Mirrored each other
- Christine vs Ada
Over 71 shared years in Norway · Girls, Ada rose about as far as Christine fell — from #253 and #229 in 1945 to #498 and #18 in 2025.
Christine · Ada · 71 shared years, 1945–2025 · Mirrored each other
- Ada vs Christina
Over 70 shared years in Norway · Girls, Ada rose about as far as Christina fell — from #256 and #307 in 1946 to #18 and #497 in 2025.
Ada · Christina · 70 shared years, 1946–2025 · Mirrored each other
Side by side
| Field | Ada | Mai-Britt |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | A short form of Germanic names beginning with 'adal' meaning 'noble', such as Adelaide or Adelina. Notably borne by Ada Lovelace, who assisted Charles Babbage with early computer development. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Germanic | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ˈeɪ.də/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #18 (2025) | Norway · Girls #661 (1984) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 70/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ada has a recorded origin (Germanic); Mai-Britt does not have one recorded yet.
- Ada and Mai-Britt both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Ada; Mai-Britt doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Ada
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #229 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2025
Highest recorded position: #6 among girls in Norway, in 2019 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #18 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Mai-Britt
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #381 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1946–1984
Highest recorded position: #244 among girls in Norway, in 1955 (recorded 1946–1984).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1984
Most recently recorded at #661 among girls in Norway, in 1984.
Norway · Girls