Ada vs Muna
Ada and Munacompared 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 2021, Ada was ranked #8 and Muna #487 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Ada was ranked #40 and Muna #2411 among girls in England and Wales.
Ada and Muna over time
Ada and Muna appear together in 2 published lists, across 69 years of shared records. Ada held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Muna in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Muna reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Ada 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 Muna changed places 12 times in Norway · Girls between 1969 and 2021, ending at #8 and #487.
- Mirrored each other
Over 29 shared years in England and Wales · Girls, Ada rose about as far as Muna fell — from #2683 and #916 in 1996 to #40 and #2411 in 2024.
- Longest-running competitions
Ada and Muna were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 40 years, from 1969 to 2021, ending at #8 and #487.
List by list
Norway · Girls40 shared years, 1969–2021
Ada held the stronger position in 31 of those years, Muna in 9.
Highest recorded here: Ada #8 in 2021, Muna #279 in 1990.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Ada #8, Muna #487.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Ada held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Muna in 10.
Highest recorded here: Ada #36 in 2022, Muna #645 in 2005.
The order changed in 2006: Ada moved ahead. In 2005 they stood at #951 and #645; by 2006 that had become #976 and #1052.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Ada #40, Muna #2411.
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 | Ada | Muna |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #18 (2025) | England and Wales · Girls #2411 (2024) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ada has a recorded origin (Germanic); Muna does not have one recorded yet.
- Ada and Muna both have 2 syllables.
- A meaning is recorded for Ada; Muna doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, 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
Muna
Popularity journey
First recorded1969
First recorded at #515 among girls in Norway in 1969 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1969–2021
Highest recorded position: #279 among girls in Norway, in 1990 (recorded 1969–2021).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2024
Most recently recorded at #2411 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.
England and Wales · Girls