Eileen vs Mina
Eileen and Minacompared 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, Eileen was ranked #501 and Mina #65 among girls in Norway.
Republic of Ireland · Girls
In 2024, Eileen was ranked #372 and Mina #898 among girls in Republic of Ireland.
Scotland · Girls
In 2024, Eileen was ranked #638 and Mina #384 among girls in Scotland.
England and Wales · Girls
In 2024, Eileen was ranked #855 and Mina #493 among girls in England and Wales.
Eileen and Mina over time
Eileen and Mina appear together in 3 published lists, across 102 years of shared records. Mina held the stronger position in more years in 2 of them, Eileen in 1.
The order between them changed and held in 2 of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Eileen reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 2 of those lists, Mina 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
Eileen and Mina changed places 5 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2025, ending at #501 and #65.
- Mirrored each other
Over 62 shared years in Norway · Girls, Mina rose about as far as Eileen fell — from #324 and #350 in 1945 to #501 and #65 in 2025.
- Longest-running competitions
Eileen and Mina were both ranked in Norway · Girls for 62 years, from 1945 to 2025, ending at #501 and #65.
List by list
Norway · Girls62 shared years, 1945–2025
Eileen held the stronger position in 17 of those years, Mina in 45.
Highest recorded here: Eileen #224 in 1972, Mina #20 in 2007.
The order changed in 1980: Mina moved ahead. In 1979 they stood at #356 and #394; by 1980 that had become #335 and #327.
Most recent shared year, 2025: Eileen #501, Mina #65.
England and Wales · Girls29 shared years, 1996–2024
Eileen held the stronger position in 2 of those years, Mina in 26.
Highest recorded here: Eileen #855 in 2024, Mina #478 in 2018.
The order changed in 1999: Mina moved ahead. In 1998 they stood at #1165 and #1259; by 1999 that had become #1160 and #1060.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Eileen #855, Mina #493.
Republic of Ireland · Girls11 shared years, 2008–2024
Eileen held the stronger position in 11 of those years, Mina in 0.
Highest recorded here: Eileen #230 in 2008, Mina #585 in 2016.
The order between them never changed and held in this list.
Most recent shared year, 2024: Eileen #372, Mina #898.
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 | Eileen | Mina |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | 2 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | GB-ENW, GB-NIR, GB-SCT, IE, NO | GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Republic of Ireland · Girls #443 (2025) | Norway · Girls #65 (2025) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 95/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 100/100 | 100/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Eileen and Mina both have 2 syllables.
- Both names have recorded usage in GB-ENW, GB-SCT, IE, NO.
How each name got here
Eileen
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #324 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #17 among girls in Republic of Ireland, in 1964 (recorded 1964–2025).
Republic of Ireland · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #501 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Mina
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #350 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: #20 among girls in Norway, in 2007 (recorded 1945–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #65 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls