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Daniela vs Maisha

Daniela and Maishacompared 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.

  • Republic of Ireland · Girls

    In 2023, Daniela was ranked #856 and Maisha #856 among girls in Republic of Ireland.

  • England and Wales · Girls

    In 2024, Daniela was ranked #952 and Maisha #1449 among girls in England and Wales.

Daniela and Maisha over time

Daniela and Maisha appear together in 1 published list, across 29 years of shared records. Daniela held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Maisha in 0.

In none of those lists did their order change and stay changed.

Daniela reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Maisha 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

  • England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 19962024

    Daniela held the stronger position in 23 of those years, Maisha in 6.

    Highest recorded here: Daniela #474 in 1999, Maisha #532 in 2002.

    The order between them never changed and held in this list.

    Most recent shared year, 2024: Daniela #952, Maisha #1449.

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

Side-by-side comparison of Daniela, Maisha
FieldDanielaMaisha
Record typeOfficial statistical record (evidence-only)Official statistical record (evidence-only)
Gender usagefemalefemale
MeaningNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
OriginNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
PronunciationNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Syllables32
Common variants / nicknamesNot yet recordedNot yet recorded
Recorded regional usageGB-ENW, GB-NIR, IE, NOGB-ENW, IE
Most recent popularity observationRepublic of Ireland · Girls #718 (2025)England and Wales · Girls #1449 (2024)
Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score)Not yet recordedNot yet recorded
Spelling simplicity (demonstration score)82/10088/100
International familiarity (demonstration score)100/10060/100
Data Confidencemediummedium

What the data shows

  • Daniela has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Maisha.
  • Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, IE.

How each name got here

Daniela

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1958

    First recorded at #450 among girls in Norway in 1958 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    Norway · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1958–2021

    Highest recorded position: #207 among girls in Norway, in 1981 (recorded 1958–2021).

    Norway · Girls

  3. Most recent2025

    Most recently recorded at #718 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 2025.

    Republic of Ireland · Girls

Maisha

Popularity journey

  1. First recorded1996

    First recorded at #703 among girls in England and Wales in 1996 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.

    England and Wales · Girls

  2. Highest recorded1996–2024

    Highest recorded position: #532 among girls in England and Wales, in 2002 (recorded 1996–2024).

    England and Wales · Girls

  3. Most recent2024

    Most recently recorded at #1449 among girls in England and Wales, in 2024.

    England and Wales · Girls