Alexandra vs Mirjam
Alexandra and Mirjamcompared 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 2009, Alexandra was ranked #75 and Mirjam #611 among girls in Norway.
Alexandra and Mirjam over time
Alexandra and Mirjam appear together in 1 published list, across 42 years of shared records. Alexandra held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Mirjam 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.
Mirjam reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Alexandra 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
Alexandra and Mirjam changed places 7 times in Norway · Girls between 1952 and 2009, ending at #75 and #611.
- Mirrored each other
Over 42 shared years in Norway · Girls, Alexandra rose about as far as Mirjam fell — from #400 and #394 in 1952 to #75 and #611 in 2009.
- Longest-running competitions
Alexandra and Mirjam were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 42 years, from 1952 to 2009, ending at #75 and #611.
List by list
Norway · Girls42 shared years, 1952–2009
Alexandra held the stronger position in 38 of those years, Mirjam in 4.
Highest recorded here: Alexandra #70 in 2004, Mirjam #230 in 1975.
The order changed in 1976: Alexandra moved ahead. In 1975 they stood at #264 and #230; by 1976 that had become #256 and #273.
Most recent shared year, 2009: Alexandra #75, Mirjam #611.
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 | Alexandra | Mirjam |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 4 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #141 (2025) | Norway · Girls #611 (2009) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alexandra has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Mirjam.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Alexandra
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #400 among girls in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1969–2015
Highest recorded position: #16 among girls in New South Wales, Australia, in 1993 (recorded 1969–2015).
New South Wales, Australia · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #212 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Mirjam
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #394 among girls in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–2009
Highest recorded position: #230 among girls in Norway, in 1975 (recorded 1952–2009).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2009
Most recently recorded at #611 among girls in Norway, in 2009.
Norway · Girls