Carla vs Mona
Carla 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 2023, Carla was ranked #347 and Mona #315 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2025, Carla was ranked #325 and Mona #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Carla was ranked #638 and Mona #3318 among girls in England and Wales.
Carla and Mona over time
Carla and Mona appear together in 3 published lists, across 98 years of shared records. Carla held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Mona in 1.
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.
Mona reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Carla 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
Carla and Mona changed places 4 times in Norway · Girls between 1967 and 2023, ending at #347 and #315.
- Longest-running competitions
Carla and Mona were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 42 years, from 1967 to 2023, ending at #347 and #315.
List by list
Norway · Girls42 shared years, 1967–2023
Carla held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Mona in 40.
Highest recorded here: Carla #336 in 2015, Mona #9 in 1968.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2023: Carla #347, Mona #315.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Carla held the stronger position in 29 of those years, Mona in 0.
Highest recorded here: Carla #186 in 1997, Mona #1065 in 2008.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Carla #638, Mona #3318.
Republic of Ireland · Girls27 shared years, 1965–2025
Carla held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Mona in 4.
Highest recorded here: Carla #123 in 1997, Mona #282 in 1970.
The order changed in 1979: Carla moved ahead. In 1978 they stood at #369 and #348; by 1979 that had become #230 and #523.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Carla #325, Mona #718.
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 | Carla | 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | AU-NSW, GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO, NZ | GB-ENW, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #325 (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
- Carla and Mona both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Carla
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #274 among girls in Republic of Ireland in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Highest recorded1974–1980
Highest recorded position: #74 among girls in New Zealand, in 1974 (recorded 1974–1980).
New Zealand · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #325 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.
Republic of Ireland · 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