Andrea vs Mirjam
Andrea 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, Andrea was ranked #28 and Mirjam #611 among girls in Norway.
Andrea and Mirjam over time
Andrea and Mirjam appear together in 1 published list, across 44 years of shared records. Andrea 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 Andrea 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
Andrea and Mirjam changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1952 and 2009, ending at #28 and #611.
- Longest-running competitions
Andrea and Mirjam were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 44 years, from 1952 to 2009, ending at #28 and #611.
List by list
Norway · Girls44 shared years, 1952–2009
Andrea held the stronger position in 40 of those years, Mirjam in 4.
Highest recorded here: Andrea #11 in 2005, Mirjam #230 in 1975.
The order changed in 1976: Andrea moved ahead. In 1975 they stood at #251 and #230; by 1976 that had become #240 and #273.
Most recent shared year, 2009: Andrea #28, 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 | Andrea | 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #98 (2025) | Norway · Girls #611 (2009) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Andrea and Mirjam both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Andrea
Popularity journey
First recorded1952
First recorded at #401 among girls in Norway in 1952 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1952–2025
Highest recorded position: #11 among girls in Norway, in 2005 (recorded 1952–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #98 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