Amina vs Nanna
Amina and Nannacompared 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, Amina was ranked #155 and Nanna #484 among girls in Norway.
Amina and Nanna over time
Amina and Nanna appear together in 1 published list, across 59 years of shared records. Amina held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Nanna in 0.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Nanna reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Amina 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.
- Longest-running competitions
Amina and Nanna were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 59 years, from 1955 to 2025, ending at #155 and #484.
List by list
Norway · Girls59 shared years, 1955–2025
Amina held the stronger position in 58 of those years, Nanna in 1.
Highest recorded here: Amina #116 in 2014, Nanna #233 in 1996.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Amina #155, Nanna #484.
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 | Amina | Nanna |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Editorially researched profile | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Commonly interpreted as 'safe' or 'secure', with a related reading of 'trustworthy, faithful' — from an Arabic root about security and faithfulness. | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Arabic | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | /ʔaːˈmiːna/ | Not yet recorded |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #155 (2025) | Norway · Girls #484 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | 90/100 | 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
- Amina has a recorded origin (Arabic); Nanna does not have one recorded yet.
- Amina has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Nanna.
- A meaning is recorded for Amina; Nanna doesn't have one written yet.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Amina
Popularity journey
First recorded1950
First recorded at #355 among girls in Norway in 1950 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1950–2025
Highest recorded position: #116 among girls in Norway, in 2014 (recorded 1950–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #155 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Nanna
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #307 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: #233 among girls in Norway, in 1996 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #484 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls