Aida vs Melina
Aida and Melinacompared 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 2025, Aida was ranked #237 and Melina #234 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Aida was ranked #239 and Melina #885 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Aida was ranked #418 and Melina #696 among girls in England and Wales.
Aida and Melina over time
Aida and Melina appear together in 2 published lists, across 70 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
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.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Aida and Melina changed places 7 times in England and Wales · Girls between 1996 and 2024, ending at #418 and #696.
- Longest-running competitions
Aida and Melina were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 41 years, from 1981 to 2025, ending at #237 and #234.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in England and Wales · Girls within 2 years — Aida #343 in 2021, Melina #655 in 2022.
List by list
Norway · Girls41 shared years, 1981–2025
Aida held the stronger position in 19 of those years, Melina in 22.
Highest recorded here: Aida #237 in 2025, Melina #156 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aida #237, Melina #234.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Aida held the stronger position in 15 of those years, Melina in 14.
Highest recorded here: Aida #343 in 2021, Melina #655 in 2022.
The order changed in 2014: Aida moved ahead. In 2013 they stood at #1400 and #1018; by 2014 that had become #859 and #1562.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aida #418, Melina #696.
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 | Aida | Melina |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 3 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #237 (2025) | Norway · Girls #234 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aida has 2 syllables, compared with 3 for Melina.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Aida
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #320 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: #237 among girls in Norway, in 2025 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #237 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Melina
Popularity journey
First recorded1981
First recorded at #649 among girls in Norway in 1981 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1981–2025
Highest recorded position: #156 among girls in Norway, in 2015 (recorded 1981–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #234 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls