Agata vs Wanja
Agata and Wanjacompared 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 2000, Agata was ranked #577 and Wanja #642 among girls in Norway.
Agata and Wanja over time
Agata and Wanja appear together in 1 published list, across 18 years of shared records. Agata held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Wanja 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.
Wanja reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Agata 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.
List by list
Norway · Girls18 shared years, 1965–2000
Agata held the stronger position in 12 of those years, Wanja in 6.
Highest recorded here: Agata #166 in 1985, Wanja #309 in 1976.
The order changed in 1978: Agata moved ahead. In 1977 they stood at #487 and #485; by 1978 that had become #256 and #589.
Most recent shared year, 2000: Agata #577, Wanja #642.
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 | Wanja |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #885 (2025) | Norway · Girls #642 (2000) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Agata has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Wanja.
- Both names have recorded usage in 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
Wanja
Popularity journey
First recorded1956
First recorded at #458 among girls in Norway in 1956 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1956–2000
Highest recorded position: #309 among girls in Norway, in 1976 (recorded 1956–2000).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2000
Most recently recorded at #642 among girls in Norway, in 2000.
Norway · Girls