Aya vs Thelma
Aya and Thelmacompared 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 Thelma #168 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Aya was ranked #232 and Thelma #4192 among girls in England and Wales.
Aya and Thelma over time
Aya and Thelma 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.
Thelma 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 2019, Thelma moved ahead of Aya in Norway · Girls — #175 and #207 the year before became #225 and #152.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Aya and Thelma changed places 7 times in Norway · Girls between 1996 and 2025, ending at #206 and #168.
- Closest over the longest run
Across 27 shared years in Norway · Girls, Aya and Thelma averaged 54.2 places apart, ending at #206 and #168.
- Peaked in the same years
Both reached their highest recorded position in Norway · Girls within 2 years — Aya #154 in 2024, Thelma #134 in 2022.
List by list
Norway · Girls27 shared years, 1996–2025
Aya held the stronger position in 13 of those years, Thelma in 14.
Highest recorded here: Aya #154 in 2024, Thelma #134 in 2022.
The order changed in 2019: Thelma moved ahead. In 2018 they stood at #175 and #207; by 2019 that had become #225 and #152.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Aya #206, Thelma #168.
England and Wales · Girls22 shared years, 1998–2024
Aya held the stronger position in 22 of those years, Thelma in 0.
Highest recorded here: Aya #223 in 2023, Thelma #2320 in 2006.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Aya #232, Thelma #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 | Thelma |
|---|---|---|
| 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, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #206 (2025) | Norway · Girls #168 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 95/100 | 88/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Aya has 1 syllable, compared with 2 for Thelma.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, 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
Thelma
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #365 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: #134 among girls in Norway, in 2022 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #168 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls