Ausra vs Maja
Ausra and Majacompared 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 1996, Ausra was ranked #622 and Maja #78 among girls in Norway.
Ausra and Maja over time
Ausra and Maja appear together in 1 published list, across 25 years of shared records. Maja held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Ausra 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.
Ausra reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Maja 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.
List by list
Norway · Girls25 shared years, 1967–1996
Ausra held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Maja in 23.
Highest recorded here: Ausra #315 in 1984, Maja #78 in 1996.
The order changed in 1971: Maja moved ahead. In 1970 they stood at #367 and #413; by 1971 that had become #561 and #454.
Most recent shared year, 1996: Ausra #622, Maja #78.
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 | Ausra | Maja |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #622 (1996) | Norway · Girls #27 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 94/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Ausra and Maja both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Ausra
Popularity journey
First recorded1965
First recorded at #531 among girls in Norway in 1965 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1965–1996
Highest recorded position: #315 among girls in Norway, in 1984 (recorded 1965–1996).
Norway · Girls
Most recent1996
Most recently recorded at #622 among girls in Norway, in 1996.
Norway · Girls
Maja
Popularity journey
First recorded1960
First recorded at #444 among girls in Norway in 1960 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1960–2025
Highest recorded position: #16 among girls in Norway, in 2009 (recorded 1960–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #27 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls