Benedicte vs Maja
Benedicte 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 2022, Benedicte was ranked #439 and Maja #30 among girls in Norway.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2015, Benedicte was ranked #4736 and Maja #173 among girls in England and Wales.
Benedicte and Maja over time
Benedicte and Maja appear together in 2 published lists, across 68 years of shared records. Maja held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Benedicte 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.
Benedicte reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 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.
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 1998, Maja moved ahead of Benedicte in Norway · Girls — #69 and #85 the year before became #86 and #65.
- Repeatedly exchanged positions
Benedicte and Maja changed places 11 times in Norway · Girls between 1960 and 2022, ending at #439 and #30.
- Mirrored each other
Over 56 shared years in Norway · Girls, Maja rose about as far as Benedicte fell — from #278 and #444 in 1960 to #439 and #30 in 2022.
- Longest-running competitions
Benedicte and Maja were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 56 years, from 1960 to 2022, ending at #439 and #30.
List by list
Norway · Girls56 shared years, 1960–2022
Benedicte held the stronger position in 27 of those years, Maja in 29.
Highest recorded here: Benedicte #63 in 1990, Maja #16 in 2009.
The order changed in 1998: Maja moved ahead. In 1997 they stood at #69 and #85; by 1998 that had become #86 and #65.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Benedicte #439, Maja #30.
England and Wales · Girls12 shared years, 1997–2015
Benedicte held the stronger position in 0 of those years, Maja in 12.
Highest recorded here: Benedicte #2466 in 2001, Maja #173 in 2015.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2015: Benedicte #4736, Maja #173.
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 | Benedicte | 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 | 4 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, NO | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #439 (2022) | Norway · Girls #27 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 70/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 60/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Benedicte has 4 syllables, compared with 2 for Maja.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, NO.
How each name got here
Benedicte
Popularity journey
First recorded1946
First recorded at #391 among girls in Norway in 1946 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1946–2022
Highest recorded position: #63 among girls in Norway, in 1990 (recorded 1946–2022).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #439 among girls in Norway, in 2022.
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