Aya vs Lotta
Aya and Lottacompared 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, Aya was ranked #206 and Lotta #160 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Aya was ranked #232 and Lotta #4192 among girls in England and Wales.
Aya and Lotta over time
Aya and Lotta appear together in 2 published lists, across 49 years of shared records. Neither was ahead in more lists than the other.
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.
Lotta reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, and Aya 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.
- One moved ahead of the other
In 2025, Lotta moved ahead of Aya in Norway · Girls — #154 and #155 the year before became #206 and #160.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Aya and Lotta changed places 13 times in Norway · Girls between 1989 and 2025, ending at #206 and #160.
- Longest-running competitions
Aya and Lotta were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 31 years, from 1989 to 2025, ending at #206 and #160.
List by list
Norway · Girls31 shared years, 1989–2025
Aya held the stronger position in 10 of those years, Lotta in 21.
Highest recorded here: Aya #154 in 2024, Lotta #132 in 2012.
The order changed in 2025: Lotta moved ahead. In 2024 they stood at #154 and #155; by 2025 that had become #206 and #160.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aya #206, Lotta #160.
England and Wales · Girls18 shared years, 2004–2024
Aya held the stronger position in 18 of those years, Lotta in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aya #232 in 2024, Lotta #2150 in 2011.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aya #232, Lotta #4192.
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 | Aya | Lotta |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 1 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #206 (2025) | Norway · Girls #160 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 60/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aya has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Lotta.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Aya
Popularity journey
First recorded1989
First recorded at #517 among girls in Norway in 1989 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1989–2025
Highest recorded position: #154 among girls in Norway, in 2024 (recorded 1989–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #206 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Lotta
Popularity journey
First recorded1966
First recorded at #526 among girls in Norway in 1966 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1966–2025
Highest recorded position: #132 among girls in Norway, in 2012 (recorded 1966–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #160 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls