Agata vs Maia
Agata and Maiacompared 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, Agata was ranked #427 and Maia #118 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Agata was ranked #3015 and Maia #190 among girls in England and Wales.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Agata was ranked #885 and Maia #213 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Northern Ireland · Girls
In 2011, Agata was ranked #444 and Maia #224 among girls in Northern Ireland.
Agata and Maia over time
Agata and Maia appear together in 3 published lists, across 66 years of shared records. Maia held the stronger position in more years in 3 of them, Agata 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.
Agata reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 3 of those lists, and Maia 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.
- Mirrored each other
Over 27 shared years in Norway · Girls, Maia rose about as far as Agata fell — from #225 and #584 in 1979 to #427 and #118 in 2021.
List by list
Norway · Girls27 shared years, 1979–2021
Agata held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Maia in 17.
Highest recorded here: Agata #184 in 1988, Maia #118 in 2021.
The order changed in 1995: Maia moved ahead. In 1994 they stood at #297 and #365; by 1995 that had become #438 and #259.
Most recent shared year, 2021: Agata #427, Maia #118.
England and Wales · Girls22 shared years, 2000–2024
Agata held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Maia in 22.
Highest recorded here: Agata #896 in 2010, Maia #176 in 2018.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Agata #3015, Maia #190.
Republic of Ireland · Girls17 shared years, 2006–2025
Agata held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Maia in 17.
Highest recorded here: Agata #371 in 2012, Maia #118 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Agata #885, Maia #213.
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 | Agata | Maia |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Editorially researched profile |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | A genuinely multi-origin name rather than one shared etymology. In Maori, maia (usually written with a macron, maia) is an adjective/noun meaning 'brave, bold, confident' — Te Aka also separately lists Maia as an alternate name for Waiti, a star in the Pleiades cluster. In Greek and Roman mythology, Maia was the eldest of the seven Pleiades, mother of Hermes by Zeus, with a proposed meaning of 'good mother', possibly a nursery-form of the word for 'mother'. It is also used as a form of Maria in Estonian and Basque. |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Genuinely multiple, independent origins — Maori, Greek/Roman mythology, and Estonian/Basque |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | /ˈmai̯a/ |
| Syllables | 3 | 1 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025) | Norway · Girls #131 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | 90/100 |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Maia has a recorded origin (Genuinely multiple, independent origins — Maori, Greek/Roman mythology, and Estonian/Basque); Agata does not have one recorded yet.
- Agata has 3 syllables, compared with 1 for Maia.
- A meaning is recorded for Maia; Agata doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Agata
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #439 among girls in Norway in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1965–2021
Highest recorded position: #166 among girls in Norway, in 1985 (recorded 1965–2021).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Maia
Popularity journey
First recorded1979
First recorded at #584 among girls in Norway in 1979 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1999–2023
Highest recorded position: #15 among girls in New Zealand, in 2005 (recorded 1999–2023).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #131 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls