Anita vs Mona
Anita and Monacompared 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, Anita was ranked #459 and Mona #413 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2017, Anita was ranked #734 and Mona #873 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Anita was ranked #1743 and Mona #3318 among girls in England and Wales.
Anita and Mona over time
Anita and Mona appear together in 3 published lists, across 128 years of shared records. Anita held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Mona in 1.
In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.
Anita reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Mona in 1. 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
Anita and Mona changed places 12 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2025, ending at #459 and #413.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 78 shared years in Norway · Girls, Anita and Mona averaged 31.2 places apart, ending at #459 and #413.
- Longest-running competitions
Anita and Mona were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 78 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #459 and #413.
List by list
Norway · Girls78 shared years, 1945–2025
Anita held the stronger position in 38 of those years, Mona in 40.
Highest recorded here: Anita #4 in 1963, Mona #9 in 1968.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Anita #459, Mona #413.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Anita held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Mona in 0.
Highest recorded here: Anita #436 in 1996, Mona #1065 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Anita #1743, Mona #3318.
Republic of Ireland · Girls21 shared years, 1965–2017
Anita held the stronger position in 21 of those years, Mona in 0.
Highest recorded here: Anita #74 in 1976, Mona #282 in 1970.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2017: Anita #734, Mona #873.
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 | Anita | Mona |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #459 (2025) | Norway · Girls #413 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Anita has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Mona.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Anita
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #162 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: #4 among girls in Norway, in 1963 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #459 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Mona
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #98 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: #9 among girls in Norway, in 1968 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #413 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls